2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Other Journalism is the 389th most popular major in the country with 1,156 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 112 other journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 other journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other journalism programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other journalism program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The other journalism school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s other journalism students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also made our “Best Other Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Other Journalism at South Dakota State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Journalism (Income $0-$30k)

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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