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2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Schools in the Plains States Region

8 Colleges
$36,107 Avg Salary
$28,529 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication and journalism majors pursuing an online .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for communication and journalism students. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

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#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our analysis found University of Kansas to be the most popular school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue an online degree in the Plains States Region . KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication and journalism students. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication and journalism students. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

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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 115
Missouri 209
Minnesota 151
Iowa 103
North Dakota 11
Nebraska 102
South Dakota 23

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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 8 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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