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2025 Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

2 Colleges in Missouri
507 Bachelor's Degrees
$35,157 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in journalism, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #46 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for journalism students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 507 bachelor's degrees in journalism to qualified students.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for journalism students working on their bachelor's degree.

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Journalism in Missouri

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in journalism.

Top Missouri Schools for a Bachelor's in Journalism

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461 Annual Graduates
$43,958 Median Starting Salary
$40,707 Median Student Debt

It is hard to beat University of Missouri - Columbia if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in journalism. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a very large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the journalism degree program at University of Missouri - Columbia earn $8,801 above the typical graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a bachelor’s in journalism from University of Missouri - Columbia

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14 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in journalism needs to take a look at Missouri State University - Springfield. Missouri State is a very large public university located in the city of Springfield.More information about a bachelor’s in journalism from Missouri State University - Springfield

Best Journalism Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 215 292
Iowa 197 232
Kansas 184 323
Nebraska 180 128
North Dakota 149 10
South Dakota 148 15

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Journalism is one of 5 different types of Communication & Journalism programs to choose from.

Journalism Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Journalism 496
Broadcast Journalism 6
Other Journalism 5

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 734
Public Relations & Advertising 155
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 62
Communication & Journalism (Other) 5

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