2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Plains States Region

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In 2020-2021, 1,128 people earned their degree in communication and journalism (other), making the major the 229th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, communication and journalism (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,960 and had an average of $23,774 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 165 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,494 and $19,622 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and journalism (other). The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their communication and journalism (other) program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Plains States Region

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

Top 2 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Other) in the Plains States Region

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota

#4 overall quality in Plains States

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 11 masters’s other communications degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Communication & Journalism (Other) at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

Webster University
Saint Louis, Missouri

Top 10% overall quality in Plains States

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the #2 spot on the list. Webster is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s other communications degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 Communication & Journalism (Other) at Webster 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.

Credits

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