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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

55 Colleges
$10,508 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,260 Avg Salary

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.

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

#1

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

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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#2

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

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.

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#3

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

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.

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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 .

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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.

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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.

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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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#9

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

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
Missouri 1,189
Kansas 711
Minnesota 1,158
Iowa 599
South Dakota 198
North Dakota 312
Nebraska 451

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Subject Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
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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