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2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Schools in Iowa

2 Colleges
$36,503 Avg Salary
$31,478 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 1,231 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and journalism students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Iowa to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication and journalism majors pursuing an online .

#1

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Our 2023 rankings named Upper Iowa University the most popular online school in Iowa for communication and journalism students. Located in the remote area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Communication & Journalism at Upper Iowa University Report

#2

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Out of the 2 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Kirkwood Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Communication & Journalism at Kirkwood Community College Report

Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,015
Minnesota 1,434
South Dakota 203
Missouri 1,975
Nebraska 719
North Dakota 171

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Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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