2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Journalism is the 58th most popular major in the country with 12,336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,644 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general journalism programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general journalism program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree journalism students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Mizzou is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best General Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Journalism at University of Missouri - Columbia

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s journalism degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.

Read full report on General Journalism at University of Iowa

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income $75-$110k)

Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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