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2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

20 Colleges
$32,860 Avg Salary
$25,228 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online communication and journalism bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Of the 649 students majoring in communication and journalism at Mizzou, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 387 students majoring in communication and journalism at KU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Out of the 20 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 101 students majoring in communication and journalism at UMSL, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the Plains States Region . K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Women make up 66% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Fort Hays State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the Plains States Region . FHSU is a large public school located in the town of Hays.

Women make up 85% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#6

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#7

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Upper Iowa University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the remote area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 45% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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Maryville University of Saint Louis ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 68% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#10

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

Valley City State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for communication and journalism students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the town of Valley City.

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Explore the most popular online communication and journalism colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
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

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 20 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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