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2023 Most Popular Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

8 Colleges
$31,564 Avg Salary
$23,720 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree School for You

Journalism is the #59 most popular major in Minnesota with 292 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Minnesota to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Journalism program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for journalism majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Minnesota. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 258 students majoring in journalism at UMN Twin Cities, 24% are male and 76% are female.

The average amount in student loans that journalism majors at UMN Twin Cities take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,916. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $234, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Journalism at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Out of the 8 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.

About 58% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#3

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bethel University Minnesota is a great place for journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in journalism at Bethel University Minnesota, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Moorhead.

Of the 6 students majoring in journalism at MSU Moorhead, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Journalism at Minnesota State University - Moorhead Report

Out of the 8 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in journalism at SMU MN, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Full Journalism at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Report

Concordia College at Moorhead ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead.

Read full report on Journalism at Concordia College at Moorhead

University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for journalism students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Journalism at University of St Thomas Minnesota

#7

North Central University

Minneapolis, MN

North Central University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree journalism programs. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, North Central University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Journalism Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 543
Kansas 347
Iowa 279
Nebraska 155
North Dakota 10
South Dakota 16

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

Majors Similar to Journalism

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • 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.

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