2023 Best Value General Education Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Education Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 55 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best General Education Schools
Our analysis found Martin Luther College to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of New Ulm, MLC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MLC are $16,910 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bellevue University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bellevue University are $8,310 per year. After completing their degree, education graduates from Bellevue University carry an average student debtload of $25,000.
The excellent programs at Northeast Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Plains States Region . Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.
Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $5,010 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Northeast is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Education Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morningside College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morningside are $35,270 per year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Northwestern - St Paul is a great value for general education students. Northwestern is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northwestern are $34,180 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Baptist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Education 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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Baptist University are $26,060 per year.
Minot State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. MSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Minot.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSU are $8,163 a year.
MSU also claimed a spot on our Best General Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Grand View University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grand View University are $30,954 per year.
Southwest Minnesota State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the remote town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southwest Minnesota State University are $9,482 a year.
Bemidji State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #10 on the list. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bemidji State University are $9,806 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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