2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Bellevue University to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bellevue University are $8,310 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, education majors at Bellevue University accumulate an average of around $26,108 in student debt.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Peru State College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in the Plains States Region . Peru State is a small public school located in the rural area of Peru.
Peru State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,800 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southwest Minnesota State University is a great value for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Minnesota State University are $9,482 per year. The average amount in student loans that education majors at Southwest Minnesota State University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $33,121.
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Out of the 25 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia College at Moorhead landed the # 5 spot on the list. Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.
Concordia College Moorhead undergraduate students pay an average of $28,016 in tuition and fees each year.
Concordia College Moorhead not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Kansas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.
K -State undergraduate students pay an average of $26,491 in tuition and fees each year.
K -State also claimed a spot on our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
With a ranking of #7, University of Sioux Falls did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
University of Sioux Falls undergraduate students pay an average of $19,900 in tuition and fees each year.
Lindenwood University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.
Lindenwood University undergraduate students pay an average of $18,640 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mizzou are $30,450 a year. On average, education graduates from Mizzou take out $20,768 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Avila University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Avila are $21,740 a year.
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education schools 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 25 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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