2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Journalism in the Plains States Region

If you're seeking a Doctor's Degree in journalism, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #195 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Journalism in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 10 doctor's degrees in journalism to qualified students.

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This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for journalism.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Journalism in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in journalism.

Most Well Attended Schools for Journalism Students Working on Their Doctorate

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IA

#1 Best Quality In IA

University of Iowa is a popular choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in journalism. Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Iowa City. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in journalism in Iowa. More information about a doctorate in journalism from University of Iowa

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University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MO

#1 Best Quality In MO

University of Missouri - Columbia is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in journalism. Mizzou is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in journalism in Missouri. More information about a doctorate in journalism from University of Missouri - Columbia

Best Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the most popular journalism colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	120	6
Iowa	115	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Journalism

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

Journalism Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Journalism	10

Majors Similar to Journalism

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	35
Communication & Journalism (Other)	1

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jfurrer. More about our data sources and methodologies.