2021 Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
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Finding the Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a bachelor's in journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality journalism programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the journalism program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying journalism.
Top 10 Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Missouri - Columbia has taken the #1 spot in this year's journalism ranking for non-traditional students. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Plains States Region list.
About 0.7% of Mizzou students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,161 students at Mizzou that take at least one class online. About 5,276 of the students at Mizzou are attending part time.
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University of Iowa comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population. Iowa also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Plains States Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 12,975 students at Iowa that take at least one class online. About 5,055 of the students at Iowa are attending part time.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population. UMN Twin Cities also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Plains States Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UMN Twin Cities is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. 13,655 of UMN Twin Cities students are attending part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Kansas. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population. KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 11,364 students take at least one class online at KU. About 4,657 of the students at KU are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Creighton University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha. Creighton also made our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #7.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. 1,694 of Creighton students are exclusively distance learners. About 1,359 of the students at Creighton are attending part time.
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Iowa State University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames. Iowa State also made our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #6.
About 0.7% of Iowa State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 14,911 students take at least one class online at Iowa State. About 3,155 of the students at Iowa State are attending part time.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best journalism schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UNL has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Plains States Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UNL is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 13,905 students at UNL that take at least one class online. 3,376 of UNL students are attending part time.
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Kansas State University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan. K -State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 6,181 students at K -State that take at least one class online. About 3,739 of the students at K -State are attending part time.
Full Journalism at Kansas State University Report
Our rankings recognize South Dakota State University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 3,503 students take at least one class online at South Dakota State. About 3,375 of the students at South Dakota State are attending part time.
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Missouri State University - Springfield comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
The student loan default rate at Missouri State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,590 students at Missouri State that take at least one class online. 9,136 students are part time.
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