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2022 Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other journalism programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the other journalism program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree other journalism students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Journalism (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

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 Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,197 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Journalism students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UNL.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Other Journalism Report

#4 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other journalism students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $15,686 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Journalism students whose families make $48-$75k 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%.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Other Journalism Report

#3

Concordia College at Moorhead

Moorhead, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia College at Moorhead. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Moorhead, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other journalism students in 2019-2020.

Concordia College Moorhead also made our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $20,924 for plains states region bachelor’s degree other journalism students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Concordia College at Moorhead.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 Other Journalism at Concordia College at Moorhead

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UNK is a public institution located in Kearney, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $15,343 for plains states region bachelor’s degree other journalism students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney.

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%.

Full UNK Other Journalism Report

#5

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
#1 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Des Moines, Iowa, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s other journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Drake did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Drake is $26,589 for plains states region bachelor’s degree other journalism students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Other Journalism at Drake University

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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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