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2022 Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$20,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,156 people earned their degree in other journalism, making the major the 389th most popular in the United States.

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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in other journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other journalism programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Journalism in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln 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. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $17,208 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Journalism students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UNL 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s other journalism degrees 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. The estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State University is $16,584 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Journalism students with aid.

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 more about Other Journalism at North Dakota State University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Kearney, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school handed out 24 diplomas 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. It costs about $16,017 for plains states region bachelor’s degree other journalism students with aid 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%.

Read more about Other Journalism at UNK

#4

Concordia College at Moorhead

Moorhead, Minnesota
#3 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia College at Moorhead landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s other journalism degrees 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. The yearly cost to attend Concordia College at Moorhead is $23,029 for plains states region bachelor’s degree other journalism students with aid.

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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Des Moines, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other journalism degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

Drake also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Drake is $29,432 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Journalism students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.

Full Drake Other Journalism Report

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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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