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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$23,481 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,176 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, communication and journalism was ranked #17 in the country. In fact 12,242 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for communication and journalism students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Communication & Journalism

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Plains States Region for communication and journalism students working on their doctor’s degree. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.

North Dakota State University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Communication & Journalism at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great value for communication and journalism students working on their doctor’s degree. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great value for communication and journalism students working on their doctor’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

#4

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UND are $18,968 per year.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of North Dakota Report

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 5 spot on the list. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KU are $25,007 per year.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Kansas Report

#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Iowa graduate students pay an average of $31,012 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Iowa

University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

Mizzou graduate students pay an average of $28,550 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and journalism schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 115
Missouri 209
Minnesota 151
Iowa 103
North Dakota 11
Nebraska 102
South Dakota 23

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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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