2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 6,960 people earned their degree in radio and television, making the major the 132nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 84 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 62 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in radio and television. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality radio and television programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the radio and television program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$15,874 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UCM is a medium-sized public school situated in Warrensburg, Missouri. It awarded 42 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

UCM also took the #3 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Missouri is $15,874 for plains states region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Radio & Television at University of Central Missouri

#2

University of Northwestern - St Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$22,516 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northwestern - St Paul. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Northwestern - St Paul is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 6 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northwestern is $22,516 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.

Full Northwestern Radio & Television Report

#3

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri

#4 in overall quality

$19,268 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Charles, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lindenwood University is $19,268 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Radio & Television at Lindenwood University

#4

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$25,654 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Ambrose University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Davenport, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s TV students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Ambrose University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Ambrose University is $25,654 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Radio & Television at Saint Ambrose University

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television (Income $75-$110k)

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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