2023 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for General Journalism in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Journalism is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,380 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,481 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 0 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general journalism. To top this list, a school must have a successful general journalism program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate

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

Top 5 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for General Journalism in the Plains States Region

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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kirkwood Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. This fairly large school is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and it awarded 0 associates’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Kirkwood Community College General Journalism Report

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Barton County Community College
Great Bend, Kansas

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Barton County Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Barton County Community College is located in Great Bend, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

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North Central University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Top 5% overall quality in Plains States

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Central University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. North Central University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Journalism at North Central University

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Iowa Central Community College
Fort Dodge, Iowa

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa Central Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa Central Community College is a public institution located in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Iowa Central Community College General Journalism Report

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Dodge City Community College
Dodge City, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dodge City Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Located in Dodge City, Kansas, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s journalism students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Journalism at Dodge City Community College

• Most Popular Associate 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.

Credits

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