by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Journalism is the 69th most popular major in the country with 13,552 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,953 and had an average of $23,734 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,644 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,741 and $23,977 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 0 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in journalism. That schools that top this list have a program in journalism in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Plains States Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree journalism students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kirkwood Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Plains States Region. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that handed out 0 associates’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa Central Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa Central Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Fort Dodge, Iowa. It awarded 0 associates’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Barton County Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Plains States Region list. Barton County Community College is a public institution located in Great Bend, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dodge City Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Dodge City Community College is a public institution located in Dodge City, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Central University landed the #1 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s journalism degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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