2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, communication and journalism was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 120,571 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for communication and journalism students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Metropolitan State University to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Metro State graduate students pay an average of $10,237 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNL is ranked #3 for overall quality for communication and journalism in the Plains States Region .
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.
Lindenwood University graduate students pay an average of $9,784 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great value for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 per year.
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Webster University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Webster are $13,500 per year.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Kansas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
KU graduate students pay an average of $25,007 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.
Mizzou also claimed a spot on our Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.
Iowa graduate students pay an average of $31,012 in tuition and fees each year.
Iowa excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Request InformationBest Communication & Journalism Colleges by State
Explore the best communication and journalism schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 1,015 |
Minnesota | 1,434 |
Iowa | 1,231 |
South Dakota | 203 |
Missouri | 1,975 |
Nebraska | 719 |
North Dakota | 171 |
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Communication & Journalism Related Majors for Communication & Journalism
Communication & Journalism Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Communication & Media Studies | 66,787 |
Public Relations & Advertising | 21,099 |
Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 17,669 |
Journalism | 13,552 |
Communication & Journalism (Other) | 1,128 |
Publishing | 336 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Education | 327,871 |
Social Sciences | 205,984 |
Psychology | 195,678 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 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 Josh Hallett.
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