2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in South Dakota

A bachelor's degree in communication and journalism is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #7 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in South Dakota to determine which ones were the most popular for communication and journalism students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 187 bachelor's degrees in communication and journalism to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Communication & Journalism School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The communication and journalism bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in South Dakota ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for communication and journalism, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for communication and journalism.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

 

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Communication & Journalism in South Dakota

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Communication & Journalism Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD

66 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In SD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism has to look into University of South Dakota. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public university with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in communication and journalism in South Dakota.

There were about 66 communication and journalism individuals who graduated with this degree at USD in the most recent data year.

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2

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

60 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In SD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism has to check out South Dakota State University. South Dakota State is a large public university located in the remote town of Brookings. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in communication and journalism in South Dakota.

There were approximately 60 communication and journalism students who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent data year.

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3

Augustana University
Sioux Falls, SD

25 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Augustana University is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism. Located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls, Augustana Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were roughly 25 communication and journalism students who graduated with this degree at Augustana Sioux Falls in the most recent data year.

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3

Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SD

25 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In SD

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Black Hills State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism. Located in the distant town of Spearfish, BHSU is a public university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in communication and journalism in South Dakota.

There were roughly 25 communication and journalism individuals who graduated with this degree at BHSU in the most recent data year.

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5

University of Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, SD

8 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In SD

Located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in communication and journalism in South Dakota.

There were roughly 8 communication and journalism individuals who graduated with this degree at University of Sioux Falls in the most recent year we have data available.

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6

Presentation College
Aberdeen, SD

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Presentation College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Aberdeen.

There were about 2 communication and journalism students who graduated with this degree at Presentation College in the most recent year we have data available.

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7

Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, SD

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Dakota Wesleyan University is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Mitchell.

There were approximately 1 communication and journalism individuals who graduated with this degree at Dakota Wesleyan University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	35	1,965
Minnesota	34	1,470
Kansas	32	910
Iowa	31	1,157
Nebraska	31	665
North Dakota	30	201

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Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	142
Public Relations & Advertising	24
Journalism	21

Majors Similar to Communication & Journalism

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Education	638
Social Sciences	282
Psychology	225
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	109
History	74
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	19

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 Josh Hallett. More about our data sources and methodologies.