2025 Best Radio & Television Schools in the Plains States Region

Radio & Television is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #131 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of radio & television. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 68 degrees in radio & television annually.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Radio & Television Schools List

Pick Your Radio & Television Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Radio & Television Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Radio & Television in the Plains States Region

The schools below may not offer all types of tv degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Plains States Region Schools in TV

1

University of Northwestern - St Paul
Saint Paul, MN

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

30.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in radio & television has to look into University of Northwestern - St Paul. Northwestern is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.More information about a degree in radio & television from University of Northwestern - St Paul

2

University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

32 TV Degrees Awarded

University of Central Missouri is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in radio & television. UCM is a large public university located in the town of Warrensburg.More information about a degree in radio & television from University of Central Missouri

Best Radio & Television Colleges by State

Explore the best radio & television schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	742	15
Missouri	693	34
Iowa	648	6
Kansas	599	2

View All Rankings >

Radio & Television Related Rankings by Major

Radio & Television is one of 2 different types of Radio, Television & Digital Communication programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to TV

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Media Arts	206
Other Radio, Television, & Digital Communication	20

View All TV Related Majors >

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to {}.

More about our data sources and methodologies.