by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
With 62,855 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, communication & media studies is the 10th most popular major in the United States. In , communication & media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $34,194 and had an average of $23,803 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 3,185 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,606 and $23,783 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 256 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,858 and $37,352 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 28 colleges that offer a degree 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 36 degrees to qualified masters’s communications students 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%.
Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drury University landed the #2 spot on the list. Drury University is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 14 masters’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dubuque. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region list. Dubuque, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 10 masters’s communications 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%.
Full South Dakota State Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 23 masters’s communications 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 Mankato
With a ranking of #6, University of Central Missouri did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Central Missouri is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 University of Central Missouri
Saint Louis University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking. SLU is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 8 masters’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Saint Louis University Communication & Media Studies Report
Wichita State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region list. WSU is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Webster University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 17 students 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
Pittsburg State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Pittsburg State University is located in Pittsburg, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Pitt State
University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 13 masters’s communications 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 full report on Communication & Media Studies at Missouri State University - Springfield
University of South Dakota came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of South Dakota is a medium-sized school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 6 masters’s communications degrees 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 full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of South Dakota
With a ranking of #15, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s communications students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Missouri - St Louis Communication & Media Studies Report
With a ranking of #16, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 3 masters’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of Kansas
Saint Cloud State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #17. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at St. Cloud State University
Lindenwood University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #18. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 27 masters’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full Lindenwood University Communication & Media Studies Report
Fort Hays State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #19. Hays, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Fort Hays State University
University of North Dakota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 110 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 North Dakota State University - Main Campus
University of Northern Iowa ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region list. Cedar Falls, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 10 students 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%.
With a ranking of #23, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region list. Kansas State University is a fairly large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 9 masters’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Kansas State University
University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #24. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 45 masters’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 7 masters’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
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