2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

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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 Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general journalism programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#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 Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #1 spot on the 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.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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.

Full University of Iowa General Journalism Report

#2

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 5 doctorate’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree journalism students with aid list, Mizzou has also earned the #2 rank 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 Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

Full Mizzou General Journalism Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism (With Aid)

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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