2027 Best Value Court Reporting/Court Reporter Schools in the The Plains States Region
[Court Reporting/Court Reporter](/majors/legal-studies-and-professions/legal-support-services/court-reporting-court-reporter/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong court reporting/court reporter education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for court reporting/court reporter students.
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2027 Best Value Court Reporting/Court Reporter Schools in the The Plains States Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the court reporting/court reporter degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Court Reporting/Court Reporter Schools
For return on investment in court reporting/court reporter, no school beat Des Moines Area Community College this year. Set in the suburb of Ankeny, Des Moines Area Community College is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $5,790 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $6,690. Court Reporting/court Reporter graduates carry a median of $12,250 in student loans. Early-career court reporting/court reporter graduates make about $49,137. Set against $12,250 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.
Students looking for strong value in court reporting/court reporter will find it at Anoka Technical College, which ranked #2. Located in the suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a mid-sized public university. Students from in state pay about $6,267 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $18,408 to complete the court reporting/court reporter program here. Soon after graduation, court reporting/court reporter degree recipients from Anoka Technical College generally make around $44,529. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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