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2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in Mississippi

7 Colleges
$27,668 Avg Salary
$27,727 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Journalism School for You

With 125 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, journalism is the #57 most popular major in Mississippi.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Most Popular Journalism Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Mississippi to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 .

#1

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Our 2023 rankings named University of Mississippi the most popular school in Mississippi for journalism students. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Journalism majors at Ole Miss take out an average of $26,499 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a large student population.

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#3

Rust College

Holly Springs, MS

Out of the 7 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Rust College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Holly Springs, Rust College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, journalism majors at Rust College accumulate an average of around $28,954 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Itawamba Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the remote town of Fulton, ICC is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at East Mississippi Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in Mississippi. EMCC is a small public school located in the remote area of Scooba.

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#6

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Belhaven University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for journalism students. It came in at #6 on the list. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Jackson.

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#6

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

William Carey University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for journalism students. It came in at #6 on the list. William Carey University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

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Best Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 676
Virginia 141
North Carolina 133
Florida 353
Tennessee 301
Kentucky 181
South Carolina 110
Louisiana 54
Arkansas 266
Alabama 236
West Virginia 211

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

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 7 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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