2021 Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
10
Colleges
1,201
Bachelor's Degrees
$29,598
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a bachelor's in journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality journalism programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the journalism program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
More Ways to Rank Journalism Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
2021 Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying journalism.
Top 10 Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Missouri - Columbia has taken the #1 spot in this year's journalism ranking for non-traditional students. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Plains States Region list.
The student loan default rate at Mizzou is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,161 students take at least one class online at Mizzou. 5,276 students are part time.
Read More…
University of Iowa comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population. Iowa also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Plains States Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 12,975 students take at least one class online at Iowa. 5,055 students are part time.
Read More…
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population. UMN Twin Cities also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Plains States Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UMN Twin Cities is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. About 13,655 of the students at UMN Twin Cities are attending part time.
Read More…
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Kansas. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population. KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Plains States Region list.
The student loan default rate at KU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,364 students take at least one class online at KU. 4,657 students are part time.
Read More…
Our rankings recognize Creighton University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha. Creighton also made our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #7.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. 1,694 of Creighton students are exclusively distance learners. 1,359 of Creighton students are attending part time.
Full Journalism at Creighton University Report
Iowa State University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames. Iowa State also made our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #6.
About 0.7% of Iowa State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 14,911 students take at least one class online at Iowa State. There are roughly 3,155 part time students in attendance at Iowa State.
Read More…
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best journalism schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UNL has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Plains States Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 13,905 students take at least one class online at UNL. 3,376 students are part time.
Full Journalism at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report
Kansas State University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. K -State is a large public school located in the small city of Manhattan. K -State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Plains States Region list.
About 0.9% of K -State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,181 students take at least one class online at K -State. About 3,739 of the students at K -State are attending part time.
Read full report on Journalism at Kansas State University
Our rankings recognize South Dakota State University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.
The student loan default rate at South Dakota State is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,503 students take at least one class online at South Dakota State. 3,375 students are part time.
Full Journalism at South Dakota State University Report
Missouri State University - Springfield comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.
The student loan default rate at Missouri State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,590 students take at least one class online at Missouri State. About 9,136 of the students at Missouri State are attending part time.
Read More…
college factual
