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With 66,787 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the 10th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, communication and media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,115 and had an average of $25,414 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 3,456 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,709 and $29,348 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 251 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 28 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and media studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their communication and media studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Des Moines, Iowa, and it awarded 41 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drury University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dubuque landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Dubuque is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dubuque, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 18 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 Communication & Media Studies at South Dakota State
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified masters’s communications students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad 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%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Minnesota State Mankato
University of Central Missouri came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.
Full University of Central Missouri Communication & Media Studies Report
Saint Louis University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking. SLU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Wichita State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. WSU is a fairly large public school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 14 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
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Webster University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Webster Communication & Media Studies Report
With a ranking of #10, Pittsburg State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region list. Pittsburg State University is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburg, Kansas that handed out 6 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Pitt State
With a ranking of #11, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region list. UNOMAHA is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Walden University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Walden University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 Walden University Communication & Media Studies Report
Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 12 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 Missouri State University - Springfield Communication & Media Studies Report
With a ranking of #14, University of South Dakota did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s communications students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad 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%.
Full University of South Dakota Communication & Media Studies Report
University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Missouri - St Louis is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 5 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at UMSL
With a ranking of #16, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 9 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of Kansas
Saint Cloud State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #17. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 3 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 Saint Cloud State University Communication & Media Studies Report
Lindenwood University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 2 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Fort Hays State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking. FHSU is a fairly large school located in Hays, Kansas that handed out 4 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of North Dakota ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region list. University of North Dakota is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 Communication & Media Studies at University of North Dakota
North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 3 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at North Dakota State University - Main Campus
University of Northern Iowa came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s communications students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UNI Communication & Media Studies Report
Kansas State University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Kansas State University is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full Kansas State University Communication & Media Studies Report
University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UNL is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 3 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #25. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
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