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2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in Nebraska

6 Colleges
$36,172 Avg Salary
$25,183 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Journalism 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Journalism Schools in Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Nebraska to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Journalism Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the most popular school in Nebraska for journalism students. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, journalism graduates from UNL take out $23,548 in student loans while working on their 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

The excellent programs at Creighton University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in Nebraska. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

The average amount in student loans that journalism majors at Creighton take out is $27,000.

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The excellent programs at University of Nebraska at Kearney helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in Nebraska. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Journalism majors at UNK take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on Journalism at University of Nebraska at Kearney

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

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#5

Hastings College

Hastings, NE

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Hastings College is a great place for journalism students. Located in the town of Hastings, Hastings is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#5

Doane University

Crete, NE

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Doane University is a great place for journalism students. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Crete.

Read full report on Journalism at Doane University

Best Journalism Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Journalism Colleges 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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