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 4 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for journalism students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 239 degrees in journalism to qualified students.
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.
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 Michigan.
More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
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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 needs to check out Michigan State University. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were about 106 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year. After graduating, journalism degree recipients generally earn around $36,912 in the first five years of their career.
Central Michigan University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in journalism. Central Michigan is a large public university located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant. A Best Colleges rank of #346 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Central Michigan is a great university overall.
There were about 30 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the journalism program report average early career income of $25,033.
Any student who is interested in journalism has to look into Oakland University. Oakland is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Rochester Hills. This university ranks 10th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 23 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Oakland in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the journalism program earn an average of $35,545 in the first couple years of their career.
Every student who is interested in journalism needs to look into Wayne State University. Wayne State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Detroit. This university ranks 9th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 29 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the journalism program earn an average of $26,591 for their early career.
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.
