2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication in the Plains States Region
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Colleges
367,133
Bachelor's Degrees
$27,578
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Radio, Television & Digital Communication School for You
Radio, Television & Digital Communication is the #45 most popular major in the country with 5,415,716 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. Of those degrees, 367,133 went to students in the Plains States region of the United States.
For this year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication in the Plains States Region ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a bachelor's in digital communication. Note that the phrase 'best value' does not mean the absolute lowest-priced. For this ranking, we are identifying those digital communication schools that provide their students with a hiqh quality education at a price that is lower than other colleges and universities of the same caliber.
Average cost figures start with estimating tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses. We then subtract the average amount of financial aid that a student receives. You can use this as a gauge to estimate how much you may need to pay out of pocket to cover costs when financial aid isn't enough. Keep in mind that the net cost for you may be higher or lower, depending on your income and other factors.
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2024 Best Value Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for the money for digital communication majors.
Top 10 Best Value Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools
University of Northern Iowa comes in at #1 in this year's ranking. UNI is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls. UNI also took the #1 spot in our Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
It takes the average student at UNI about 4.4 years to graduate, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $24,379. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from UNI be around $107,024. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Central Missouri. UCM is a large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.
It takes about 4.5 years for the average student at UCM to complete their degree, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $20,835. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the UCM is $93,341. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #3 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value radio, television & digital communication schools. MSU Moorhead is a small public school located in the suburb of Moorhead.
At MSU Moorhead, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $23,661. This means that the average student pays around $104,582 to get a bachelor’s degree from MSU Moorhead. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Evangel University landed the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value radio, television & digital communication schools. Evangel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield. In addition to being on our best value list, Evangel has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
It takes about 4.2 years for the average student at Evangel to complete their degree, and it costs about $23,844 per year to attend the school. This means that the average student pays around $100,145 to get a bachelor’s degree from Evangel. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Our rankings recognize Webster University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our best value list, Webster has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
At Webster, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $30,946. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Webster is about $136,472. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Northwestern - St Paul. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Northwestern not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools in the Plains States Region list.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Northwestern is 4.2 years, and it costs about $27,562 per year to attend the school. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern is about $115,485. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Saint Ambrose University. St. Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Davenport. As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Ambrose University, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at St. Ambrose University is 4.2 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $30,721. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from St. Ambrose University is about $127,799. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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Our rankings recognize Buena Vista University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. BVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Storm Lake. BVU also made our Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #8.
At BVU, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.2 years, and it costs about $33,862 per year to attend the school. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from BVU is $140,527. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Simpson College comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Simpson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Indianola. Simpson College not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools in the Plains States Region list.
At Simpson College, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.0 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $30,159. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Simpson College is $121,541. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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Augsburg University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Augsburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Augsburg is 4.2 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $29,809. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Augsburg be around $125,794. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
- 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).
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