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2023 Best Value Journalism Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$17,548 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,172 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Journalism School for You

Journalism is the #46 most popular major in Nebraska with 155 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Journalism Schools in Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Nebraska to see which programs offered the best value experiences for journalism students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Journalism Schools in Nebraska

Check out the journalism programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality in Journalism

$7,940 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska at Kearney the best value school in Nebraska for journalism students. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNK are $7,940 a year. While working on their degree, journalism majors at UNK accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.

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$9,590 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great value for journalism students. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $9,590 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, journalism majors at UNL accumulate an average of around $23,548 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $444, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

UNL not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Journalism Schools in Nebraska list.

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$8,136 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNOMAHA are $8,136 a year.

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#4

Creighton University

Omaha, NE
$44,524 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Journalism Schools in Nebraska list. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Creighton are $44,524 per year. After completing their degree, journalism graduates from Creighton carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

Creighton also took the #3 spot in our Best Journalism Schools in Nebraska rankings.

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Best Value Journalism Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Journalism Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 543
Minnesota 292
Kansas 347
Iowa 279
North Dakota 10
South Dakota 16

Journalism is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Journalism

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jfurrer.

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