2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 169 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general journalism programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general journalism program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree journalism students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#3 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Journalism Master’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 University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513.

Read more about General Journalism at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 37 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Journalism at University of Iowa

#3

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 73 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Journalism at Mizzou

#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#4 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 17 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Journalism at KU

#5

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#5 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best General Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948.

Read full report on General Journalism at Iowa State

• Best Value Master’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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