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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Plains States Region

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151 Degrees Awarded
$30,300 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Plains States Region

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General Journalism is the 69th most popular major in the country with 10,697 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,224 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 151 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,858 and $37,352 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general journalism. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general journalism program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree journalism students.

Top 6 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism in the Plains States Region

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 45 masters’s journalism degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia General Journalism Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Plains States Region list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 28 students 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%.

Full UNL General Journalism Report

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 38 students in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Journalism at University of Iowa

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Plains States Region list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 25 students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.

Full University of Kansas General Journalism Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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 Iowa State General Journalism Report

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

Kansas State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this fairly large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Journalism at K -State

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