by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Journalism Major in South Dakota for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 South Dakota, there were 16 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,663 and $32,117 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Journalism Major in South Dakota for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in journalism. To top this list, a school must have a successful journalism program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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 “Most Well Attended Journalism Major in South Dakota for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Journalism Major in South Dakota for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in South Dakota for a Bachelor’s. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s journalism students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augustana University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Journalism Major in South Dakota for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dakota Wesleyan University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in South Dakota for a Bachelor’s. Located in Mitchell, South Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s journalism students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
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