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.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Journalism Schools in Iowa ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 227 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.
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 Iowa 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.
It is difficult to beat University of Iowa if you want to pursue a degree in journalism. Iowa is a very large public university located in the city of Iowa City. 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 data year. Those journalism students who get their degree from University of Iowa earn $3,602 more than the average journalism grad.
It is hard to beat Iowa State University if you want to pursue a degree in journalism. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
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.
Any student who is interested in journalism needs to take a look at Drake University. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. 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 data year. Those journalism students who get their degree from Drake University receive $5,790 more than the average journalism student.
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.
