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

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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The other journalism school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region”.

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

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

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

#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 that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 8 bachelors’s other journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State University is $16,584 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Journalism students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full North Dakota State University Other Journalism Report

#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 #2 for the Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. University of Nebraska at Kearney is a medium-sized public school situated in Kearney, Nebraska. It awarded 24 bachelors’s other journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree other journalism students list, UNK has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,017 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Journalism students per year to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 University of Nebraska at Kearney

#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 #3 for the Best Value Other Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 36 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 list, UNL has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNL is $17,208 for plains states region bachelor’s degree other journalism students.

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 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Other Journalism Report

#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. Concordia College at Moorhead is a private not-for-profit institution located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia College Moorhead did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Concordia College at Moorhead is $23,029 for plains states region bachelor’s degree other journalism students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Journalism at Concordia College 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. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other journalism students in 2019-2020.

Drake not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Drake University is $29,432 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Journalism students.

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%. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Drake University 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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