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2023 Most Popular Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska

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

Finding the Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree School for You

Journalism is the #46 most popular major in Nebraska with 155 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Nebraska to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Journalism program at each school on the list.

Check out the journalism bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Nebraska.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the most popular school in Nebraska for journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 44% are male.

Journalism majors at UNL take out an average of $21,978 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $444, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Journalism at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

#2

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

Women make up 83% of the journalism majors at the school.

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Out of the 6 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in journalism at UNK, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska at Omaha is a great place for journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

About 50% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 50% are male.

Journalism majors at UNOMAHA take out an average of $23,391 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Journalism at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

#5

Hastings College

Hastings, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hastings College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the distant town of Hastings, Hastings is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Doane University

Crete, NE

Out of the 6 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Doane University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Crete.

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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
Minnesota 292
Kansas 347
Iowa 279
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 6 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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