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2023 Best Value Teaching English or French Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

41 Colleges
$23,583 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,049 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teaching English or French School for You

In 2020-2021, 5,791 teaching English or French students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teaching English or French Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 41 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for English or French students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Teaching English or French Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for English or French majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Teaching English or French Schools

#1

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

Our 2023 rankings named Valley City State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for teaching English or French students. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the town of Valley City.

Valley City State University undergraduate students pay an average of $12,969 in tuition and fees each year.

Valley City State University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Teaching English or French Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great value for teaching English or French students. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,200 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato also did well on our Best Teaching English or French Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#3

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA
$35,270 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Morningside College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching English or French schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Morningside undergraduate students pay an average of $35,270 in tuition and fees each year.

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$9,482 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 41 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Minnesota State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Southwest Minnesota State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,482 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA
$37,518 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Buena Vista University is a great value for teaching English or French students. Located in the town of Storm Lake, BVU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

BVU undergraduate students pay an average of $37,518 in tuition and fees each year.

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Northern State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value teaching English or French programs. Located in the remote town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NSU are $11,947 per year.

NSU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Teaching English or French Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#7

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN
$46,221 Average Tuition & Fees

Hamline University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching English or French Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hamline are $46,221 a year.

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$36,310 Average Tuition & Fees

Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teaching English or French students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Concordia University, Nebraska undergraduate students pay an average of $36,310 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Midland University

Fremont, NE

Midland University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value teaching English or French programs. Midland U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fremont.

Midland U undergraduate students pay an average of $36,746 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA
$36,540 Average Tuition & Fees

Mount Mercy University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Teaching English or French Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids, Mount Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mount Mercy are $36,540 per year.

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Best Teaching English or French Colleges by State

Explore the best teaching English or French schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 146
Kansas 27
Minnesota 160
Iowa 48
South Dakota 0
North Dakota 9
Nebraska 99

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teaching English or French has other similar majors worth exploring.

English or French Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 5,764
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language, Other 27

Majors Similar to English or French

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

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 G0h4r.

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