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2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$22,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Communication & Journalism is the 11th most popular major in the country with 121,387 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, communication and journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,549 and had an average of $24,893 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 7,211 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,619 and $25,041 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 46 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in communication and journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and journalism 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 program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree communication & journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

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 Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 3 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’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 Mizzou are $27,193.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s communication and journalism students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’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 North Dakota State University are $11,589.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at North Dakota State University

#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 8 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#7 in overall quality

University of North Dakota did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. University of North Dakota is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.

UND also made our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s communication and journalism students in 2019-2020.

KU also made our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007.

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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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