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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Journalism Schools in Kentucky ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 170 degrees in journalism annually.
Your choice of journalism school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Journalism Schools in Kentucky list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
Every student pursuing a degree in journalism has to look into University of Kentucky. UK is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #220 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were roughly 50 journalism students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year. After graduation, journalism degree recipients generally make about $36,926 in their early careers.
It is hard to beat Western Kentucky University if you want to pursue a degree in journalism. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 59 journalism students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the journalism program make an average of $35,050 in their early career salary.
Northern Kentucky University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in journalism. NKU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Highland Heights. This university ranks 5th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 39 journalism students who graduated with this degree at NKU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, journalism degree recipients generally make around $29,647 in their early careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Your choice of journalism school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
