2022 Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 12,336 people earned their degree in general journalism, making the major the 58th most popular in the United States.

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 Vallue Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general journalism program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

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

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

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 5 doctorate’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Journalism at University of Iowa

#2

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 #2 for the Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193.

Read full report on General Journalism at University of Missouri - Columbia

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (Income Over $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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