2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in Nebraska

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 121,387 people earned their degree in communication and journalism, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, communication and journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,549 and had an average of $24,893 in loans still to pay off.

Across Nebraska, there were 692 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,688 and $24,002 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 48 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,407 and $40,167 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in communication and journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication and journalism programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication and journalism program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska

The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska master’s degree communication & journalism students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in Nebraska

#1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #1 spot on the list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication and journalism degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#2

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$11,385 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska list. This fairly large school is located in Bellevue, Nebraska, and it awarded 13 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Bellevue University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bellevue University are $11,385, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Bellevue University Communication & Journalism Report

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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

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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.

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