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2022 Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
129 Degrees Awarded
$40,100 Avg Salary
Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Communication & Journalism (Other) is the 195th most popular major in the country with 1,253 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, communication and journalism (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,210 and had an average of $27,463 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 149 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,100 and $20,678 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 129 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and journalism (other). The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and journalism (other) programs and cost less that 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 communication and journalism (other) program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 45 bachelors’s other communications degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree other communications students whose families make $48-$75k list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $12,556 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communications students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UMN Twin Cities.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism (Other) at UMN Twin Cities

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UNOMAHA is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s other communications degrees to qualified students.

UNOMAHA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNOMAHA is $13,833 for plains states region bachelor’s degree other communications students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full University of Nebraska at Omaha Communication & Journalism (Other) Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Minnesota - Duluth is located in Duluth, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s other communications degrees to qualified students.

UMN Duluth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UMN Duluth is $12,438 for plains states region bachelor’s degree other communications students whose families make $48-$75k.

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 Communication & Journalism (Other) at UMN Duluth

#4

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, Iowa
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Buena Vista University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Storm Lake, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other communications students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree other communications students whose families make $48-$75k list, BVU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Buena Vista University is $15,292 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communications students whose families make $48-$75k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Buena Vista University Communication & Journalism (Other) Report

#5

Benedictine College

Atchison, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Benedictine College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in Atchison, Kansas, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s other communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Benedictine College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Benedictine College is $20,810 for plains states region bachelor’s degree other communications students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Benedictine College Communication & Journalism (Other) Report

#6

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

Webster University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Webster University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s other communications degrees to qualified students.

Webster also took the #6 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Webster is $21,689 for plains states region bachelor’s degree other communications students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.9% 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 Communication & Journalism (Other) at Webster

#7

University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Other Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of St Thomas Minnesota is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 4 bachelors’s other communications degrees in 2019-2020.

UST MN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UST MN is $26,172 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Communications students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Communication & Journalism (Other) at UST MN

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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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