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2022 Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

7 Ranked Colleges
174 Degrees Awarded
$23,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 14,528 people earned their degree in journalism, making the major the 62nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,042 and had an average of $24,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,830 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,850 and $22,444 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 174 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent journalism programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the journalism program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree journalism students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Journalism (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.

Read full report on Journalism at Iowa

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 8 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.

Read more about Journalism at Iowa State

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 73 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193.

Read more about Journalism at University of Missouri - Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree journalism students whose families make more than $110k list, UNL has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Journalism Report

#5

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. South Dakota State University is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743.

Full South Dakota State Journalism Report

#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

University of Kansas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 17 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Kansas Journalism Report

#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

Kansas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #7. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Journalism at Kansas State 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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