2025 Best Journalism Schools in the Plains States Region
13
Colleges in the Plains States Region
1,378
Journalism Degrees Awarded
$36,123
Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in
journalism is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #69 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 13 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for journalism students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,378 degrees in journalism annually.
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Choosing a Great Journalism School
The journalism program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Journalism rankings. For our Best Overall Journalism School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Journalism Degree Level
The journalism school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Journalism Schools in the Plains States Region.
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Best Schools for Journalism in the Plains States Region
The schools below may not offer all types of journalism degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Plains States Region Schools in Journalism
It's difficult to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you wish to pursue a degree in journalism. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were about 111 journalism students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the journalism major at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities make $6,327 above the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
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Any student pursuing a degree in journalism needs to look into University of Missouri - Columbia. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #131 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.
There were about 449 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year. Journalism degree recipients from University of Missouri - Columbia earn a boost of around $9,030 above the average income of journalism majors.
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University of Iowa is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in journalism. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were about 141 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available. Those journalism students who get their degree from University of Iowa earn $3,602 more than the average journalism student.
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University of Kansas is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in journalism. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means KU is a great university overall.
There were about 242 journalism students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year. Journalism degree recipients from University of Kansas get an earnings boost of around $7,068 over the typical income of journalism majors.
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Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 103 journalism students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the journalism program state that they receive average early career income of $36,954.
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Iowa State is a very large public university located in the city of Ames. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 37 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent year we have data available. Journalism degree recipients from Iowa State University earn a boost of about $3,224 above the typical earnings of journalism graduates.
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Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were about 92 journalism students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent data year. After graduation, journalism degree recipients usually make about $37,484 in their early careers.
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Drake is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Des Moines. This university ranks 5th out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 32 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Drake in the most recent year we have data available. Those journalism students who get their degree from Drake University earn $5,790 more than the typical journalism student.
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Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #128 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Creighton is a great university overall.
There were about 21 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Creighton in the most recent data year. Journalism degree recipients from Creighton University earn a boost of around $7,016 over the average earnings of journalism majors.
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Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.
There were about 13 journalism students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent year we have data available.
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