2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 43,297 teacher education subject specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree 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 master's degree programs for subject specific ed 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 Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for subject specific ed majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Morningside College the best value school in the Plains States Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Morningside graduate students pay an average of $6,516 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Valley City State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in the Plains States Region . Valley City State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Valley City.
Valley City State University graduate students pay an average of $7,723 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Sioux Falls helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
University of Sioux Falls graduate students pay an average of $7,110 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia College at Moorhead. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia College Moorhead are $10,620 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Concordia College Moorhead is ranked #5 for overall quality for subject specific ed in the Plains States Region .
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.
Southwest Minnesota State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Southwest Minnesota State University graduate students pay an average of $8,818 in tuition and fees each year.
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Northwest Missouri State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Maryville.
Northwest graduate students pay an average of $7,064 in tuition and fees each year.
Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, Hamline University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Hamline graduate students pay an average of $10,402 in tuition and fees each year.
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Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 per year.
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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State
Explore the best teacher education subject specific colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Missouri | 1,189 |
Kansas | 711 |
Minnesota | 1,158 |
Iowa | 599 |
South Dakota | 198 |
North Dakota | 312 |
Nebraska | 451 |
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Teacher Education Subject Specific Related Majors for Subject Specific Ed
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.
Subject Specific Ed Concentrations
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
Educational Administration | 46,469 |
Special Education | 36,792 |
General Education | 29,810 |
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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aparajita Datta.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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