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2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
174 Degrees Awarded
$23,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Journalism is the 62nd most popular major in the country with 14,528 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,042 and had an average of $24,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,830 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,850 and $22,444 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 174 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality journalism programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the journalism program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree journalism students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Journalism (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 37 degrees to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree journalism students whose families make $75-$110k list, Iowa has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Journalism Master’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 Iowa are $27,613.

Read full report on Journalism at University of Iowa

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 Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 73 degrees to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Journalism at University of Missouri - Columbia

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Journalism at Iowa State

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 28 degrees to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

UNL also took the #3 spot in our “Best Journalism Master’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 UNL are $19,513.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Journalism Report

#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #5 spot on the list. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115.

Read full report on Journalism at K -State

#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

University of Kansas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Journalism at University of Kansas

#7

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

South Dakota State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Journalism Master’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 South Dakota State University are $16,743.

Read more about Journalism at South Dakota State

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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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