2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Journalism School for You
Journalism is the #70 most popular major in the country with 13,552 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Journalism program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for journalism majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular Journalism Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the most popular school in the Plains States Region for journalism students. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.
After completing their degree, journalism graduates from Mizzou carry an average student debt load of $21,500. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $427, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Out of the 48 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, journalism graduates from UMN Twin Cities carry an average student debt load of $21,500. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $234, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
Read full report on Journalism at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Out of the 48 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that journalism majors at KU take out is $22,437. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $494, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
The excellent programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Journalism majors at Iowa take out an average of $24,250 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $395, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
The excellent programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, journalism graduates from UNL carry an average student debt load of $23,548. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $444.
Kansas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for journalism students. It came in at #6 on the list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.
On average, journalism graduates from K -State take out $22,852 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $286, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
Iowa State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.
The average amount in student loans that journalism majors at Iowa State take out is $25,409. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $162.
Drake University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Journalism majors at Drake take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
Creighton University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular journalism programs. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.
While working on their degree, journalism majors at Creighton accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.
Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for journalism students. It came in at #10 on the list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.
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Best Journalism Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 543 |
| Minnesota | 292 |
| Kansas | 347 |
| Iowa | 279 |
| Nebraska | 155 |
| North Dakota | 10 |
| South Dakota | 16 |
Majors Related to Journalism
Journalism is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 26 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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