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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 10,005 people earned their degree in communication & media studies, making the major the 82nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 490 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 447 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,724 and $22,887 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 38 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication & media studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in communication & media studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree media studies students.
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wartburg College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Waverly, Iowa, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Wartburg College
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Valley College landed the #2 spot on the list. Missouri Valley College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marshall, Missouri. It awarded 9 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Missouri Valley College
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 50 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Winona State Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Christian College of Kansas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Central Christian College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in McPherson, Kansas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Central Christian College of Kansas Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Vermillion, South Dakota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 43 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of South Dakota
Bethel College - North Newton came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Bethel College - North Newton is located in North Newton, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Bethel College - North Newton
Culver - Stockton College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Culver - Stockton is a small school located in Canton, Missouri that handed out 4 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Culver - Stockton College
Washburn University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Topeka, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Washburn University Communication & Media Studies Report
Saint Cloud State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. St. Cloud State University is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Saint Cloud State University Communication & Media Studies Report
Loras College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Dubuque, Iowa, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Loras Communication & Media Studies Report
Black Hills State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Spearfish, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 17 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at BHSU
With a ranking of #12, University of Sioux Falls did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It awarded 22 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Sioux Falls
Morningside College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Sioux City, Iowa, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Morningside
University of Mary ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. UMary is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at UMary
Macalester College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Macalester College Communication & Media Studies Report
With a ranking of #16, Baker University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Baker University is located in Baldwin City, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Baker University Communication & Media Studies Report
North Central University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. North Central University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 1 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full North Central University Communication & Media Studies Report
Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #18. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Minnesota State University - Mankato
Lindenwood University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #19. Lindenwood University is located in Saint Charles, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Lindenwood University
Bemidji State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Bemidji State University is located in Bemidji, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Bemidji State University
Wayne State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #21. Wayne, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Wayne State College
Midland University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Midland University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fremont, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Midland University
Webster University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Webster University
University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Missouri - St Louis is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 13 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at UMSL
Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Maryville University of Saint Louis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 20 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Maryville University of Saint Louis
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