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2022 Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$16,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,156 people earned their degree in other journalism, making the major the 389th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 112 other journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 107 other journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other journalism. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Journalism (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $13,508 for plains states region bachelor’s degree other journalism students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UNL Other Journalism Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other journalism students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus is $12,544 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Journalism students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Read more about Other Journalism at North Dakota State University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UNK is a medium-sized school located in Kearney, Nebraska that handed out 24 bachelors’s other journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

UNK also took the #5 spot in our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $13,417 for plains states region bachelor’s degree other journalism students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Journalism at University of Nebraska at Kearney

#4

Concordia College at Moorhead

Moorhead, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia College at Moorhead landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Moorhead, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other journalism students in 2019-2020.

Concordia College Moorhead also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Concordia College at Moorhead is $17,927 for plains states region bachelor’s degree other journalism students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Concordia College Moorhead Other Journalism Report

#5

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Des Moines, Iowa, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s other journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drake, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $24,060 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Journalism students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Drake.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Other Journalism at Drake

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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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