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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Nebraska

16 Colleges
$36,160 Avg Salary
$31,260 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism School for You

With 719 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and journalism is the #12 most popular major in Nebraska.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Nebraska to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Journalism program at each school on the list.

Check out the communication and journalism programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Nebraska.

Our analysis found University of Nebraska - Lincoln to be the most popular school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a degree in Nebraska. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

Communication & Journalism majors at UNL take out an average of $22,341 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $376.

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Out of the 16 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

The average amount in student loans that communication and journalism majors at UNOMAHA take out is $24,359.

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#3

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

On average, communication and journalism graduates from Bellevue University take out $26,083 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

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

On average, communication and journalism graduates from Creighton take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 16 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Nebraska Wesleyan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lincoln.

Communication & Journalism majors at NWU take out an average of $26,741 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#6

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

Wayne State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication and journalism students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Wayne, WSC is a public college with a small student population.

Communication & Journalism majors at WSC take out an average of $23,407 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Nebraska at Kearney did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, communication and journalism graduates from UNK take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#7

Hastings College

Hastings, NE

With a ranking of #7, Hastings College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students. Located in the distant town of Hastings, Hastings is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Northeast Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Nebraska list. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.

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#10

Midland University

Fremont, NE

Midland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication and journalism students. It came in at #10 on the list. Midland U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fremont.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,015
Minnesota 1,434
Iowa 1,231
South Dakota 203
Missouri 1,975
North Dakota 171

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 16 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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