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2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication in the Plains States Region

33 Ranked Colleges
179 Degrees Awarded
$34,064 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 17,669 people earned their degree in radio, television and digital communication, making the major the 61st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, radio, television and digital communication graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,775 and had an average of $24,244 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 308 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,064 and $35,532 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 179 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 33 colleges that offer a degree in radio, television and digital communication. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular radio, television and digital communication programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree digital communication students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 59 degrees to qualified bachelors’s digital communication students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at UNI

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University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Central Missouri is a fairly large public school situated in Warrensburg, Missouri. It awarded 32 bachelors’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Radio, Television & Digital Communication at UCM

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northwestern - St Paul. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. Northwestern is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 13 bachelors’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Northwestern

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Bethany Lutheran College
Mankato, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethany Lutheran College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s digital communication students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full BLC Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

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Evangel University
Springfield, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Evangel University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s digital communication degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Evangel University Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

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Dordt University
Sioux Center, Iowa

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dordt University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. Dordt University is located in Sioux Center, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s digital communication degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Dordt University

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Augsburg University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augsburg University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s digital communication students in 2020-2021.

Full Augsburg University Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

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Out of the 33 schools in the Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, William Penn University landed the #5 spot on the list. Oskaloosa, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s digital communication degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at William Penn University

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Park University
Parkville, Missouri

Park University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Park University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Parkville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Park University

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Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, Iowa

Buena Vista University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Buena Vista University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Storm Lake, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Radio, Television & Digital Communication at BVU

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is located in Winona, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s digital communication degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

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Briar Cliff University
Sioux City, Iowa

With a ranking of #12, Briar Cliff University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Sioux City, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s digital communication students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Briar Cliff

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Minneapolis College of Art and Design did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s digital communication students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Minneapolis College of Art and Design

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Webster University
Saint Louis, Missouri

With a ranking of #14, Webster University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Webster University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 3 bachelors’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Full Webster Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

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St Catherine University
Saint Paul, Minnesota

St Catherine University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s digital communication students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at St Catherine University

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Simpson College
Indianola, Iowa

Simpson College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. Simpson College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Indianola, Iowa. It awarded 2 bachelors’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Simpson College

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. MSU Moorhead is a public institution located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Radio, Television & Digital Communication at MSU Moorhead

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University of Saint Mary
Leavenworth, Kansas

With a ranking of #15, University of Saint Mary did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Saint Mary is a small school located in Leavenworth, Kansas that handed out 2 bachelors’s digital communication degrees 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%.

Read full report on Radio, Television & Digital Communication at University of Saint Mary

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William Jewell College
Liberty, Missouri

William Jewell College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. William Jewell College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Liberty, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Radio, Television & Digital Communication at William Jewell College

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North Central University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

North Central University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. North Central University is a small school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 1 bachelors’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 Radio, Television & Digital Communication at North Central University

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Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa

Drake University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Drake is a small school located in Des Moines, Iowa that handed out 1 bachelors’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Drake University

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Saint Ambrose University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Saint Ambrose University is located in Davenport, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s digital communication degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Saint Ambrose University

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Missouri Baptist University
Saint Louis, Missouri

Missouri Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s digital communication degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at MBU

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Southwestern College
Winfield, Kansas

Southwestern College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Winfield, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s digital communication degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Southwestern College Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

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Southwest Minnesota State University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Marshall, Minnesota. It awarded 1 bachelors’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Southwest Minnesota State University Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

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