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Best Schools for Journalism in Utah
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the journalism degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Journalism
Leading the list is Brigham Young University Provo, our #1 school for journalism. Located in the city of Provo, Brigham Young University Provo is a very large private not-for-profit university. About 81% of students finish within six years. Brigham Young University Provo awarded about 54 journalism degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the journalism program make about $46,652 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $14,953 to complete this degree.
More information about a degree in journalism from Brigham Young University Provo
Students looking for a strong journalism program will find one at Utah State University, which ranked #2. Utah State University is a very large public school located in the city of Logan. Roughly 57% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 70 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Utah State University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their journalism degree from Utah State University earn around $41,431 in the first couple years of their career. Utah State University graduates carry a median of $16,710 in student loans.
See the full journalism program report for Utah State University
A rank of #3 makes Salt Lake Community College one of the top schools for journalism. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a very large public university. Salt Lake Community College awarded about 17 journalism degrees in the most recent data year. Journalism graduates of Salt Lake Community College earn a median of $42,031 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $10,855.
See the full journalism program report for Salt Lake Community College
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 5 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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