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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$16,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Journalism is the 389th most popular major in the country with 1,156 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 112 other journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 107 other journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other journalism programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other 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 Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree other journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 36 bachelors’s other journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $12,216 for plains states region bachelor’s degree other journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Journalism at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other journalism students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree other journalism students whose families make $0-$30k list, North Dakota State University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,524 for plains states region bachelor’s degree other journalism students whose families make $0-$30k 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 Other Journalism at North Dakota State University

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Kearney, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other journalism students in 2019-2020.

UNK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNK is $13,078 for plains states region bachelor’s degree other journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Journalism at University of Nebraska at Kearney

#4

Concordia College at Moorhead

Moorhead, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia College at Moorhead. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s other journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Concordia College Moorhead, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Concordia College Moorhead is $17,881 for plains states region bachelor’s degree other journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Journalism at Concordia College at Moorhead

#5

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drake University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Drake University is a small school located in Des Moines, Iowa that handed out 30 bachelors’s other journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Drake also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $25,212 for plains states region bachelor’s degree other journalism students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Drake.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.

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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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