2023 Best Value General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 29,810 general education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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.
The Best Value General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for education 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the education associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in General Education
Our analysis found Northeast Community College to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northeast are $5,010 a year.
Northeast also made our Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #1.
The excellent associate degree programs at Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Drury University - CCPS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Drury University - CCPS undergraduate students pay an average of $7,924 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Bolivar, Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southwest Baptist University are $26,060 a year.
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Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 493 |
| Kansas | 373 |
| Minnesota | 2,028 |
| Iowa | 226 |
| South Dakota | 88 |
| North Dakota | 24 |
| Nebraska | 59 |
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Majors Related to Education
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Education Concentrations
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 29,810 |
Majors Similar to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 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).
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