2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

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General Journalism is the 58th most popular major in the country with 12,336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,644 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general journalism programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general journalism program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. University of Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 5 doctorate’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Journalism at Iowa

#2

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Mizzou General Journalism Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism

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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