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2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in South Dakota

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Finding the Best Journalism School for You

In 2020-2021, 16 degrees and certificates were awarded to journalism students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #110 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Journalism Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in South Dakota 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Journalism Colleges.

Our analysis found South Dakota State University to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

Read full report on Journalism at South Dakota State University

#2

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

The excellent programs at Augustana University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in South Dakota. Located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls, Augustana Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Journalism at Augustana University Report

The excellent programs at Dakota Wesleyan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in South Dakota. Dakota Wesleyan University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Mitchell.

Full Journalism at Dakota Wesleyan University Report

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
Nebraska 155
North Dakota 10

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 3 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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