Journalism and Communication of Henan University and Journalism and Communication of Hebei University are both provincial key disciplines in their respective provinces, with little difference in discipline level.

However, at the degree level, the journalism and communication of Hebei University is authorized by a first-class doctor, and the journalism and communication of Henan University is authorized by a first-class master. From the degree point of view, the journalism and communication of Hebei University is slightly better than that of Henan University.

Henan University has a special national experimental teaching demonstration center: news and communication experimental teaching center, and provincial experimental teaching demonstration center: news and communication demonstration center, while Hebei University has no provincial teaching institution on news and communication, which is not as good as Henan University.

Generally speaking, Henan University is partial to liberal arts and social sciences, while Hebei University is partial to science and engineering.