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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Communication/Journalism in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$15,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Agricultural Communication/Journalism is the 591st most popular major in the country with 448 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 46 agricultural communication/journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 46 agricultural communication/journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural communication/journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agricultural communication/journalism programs, but they also 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 agricultural communication/journalism program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree agricultural communication/journalism students.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Communication/Journalism in the Plains States Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $16,584 for plains states region bachelor’s degree agricultural communication/journalism students per year to attend North Dakota State University.

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 full report on Agricultural Communication/Journalism at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #2 spot on the list. UMN Crookston is a public institution located in Crookston, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Crookston, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Minnesota - Crookston is $10,952 for plains states region bachelor’s degree agricultural communication/journalism students.

Read more about Agricultural Communication/Journalism at UMN Crookston

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism students in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend K -State is $18,285 for plains states region bachelor’s degree agricultural communication/journalism students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Kansas State University Agricultural Communication/Journalism Report

#2 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 #4 for the Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 10 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $17,208 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Communication/Journalism students per year to attend UNL.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 Agricultural Communication/Journalism at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Missouri - Columbia is $16,001 for plains states region bachelor’s degree agricultural communication/journalism students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Agricultural Communication/Journalism Report

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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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