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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Investments and Securities in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

4 Ranked Colleges
65 Degrees Awarded
$15,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Investments and Securities is the 905th most popular major in the country with 299 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 88 investments and securities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 65 investments and securities graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in investments and securities. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent investments and securities programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the investments and securities program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree investments and securities students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Investments and Securities in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s investments and securities degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best Investments and Securities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $17,208 for plains states region bachelor’s degree investments and securities students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Investments and Securities at UNL

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s investments and securities students in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA also made our “Best Investments and Securities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend UNOMAHA is $14,040 for plains states region bachelor’s degree investments and securities students with aid.

Read full report on Investments and Securities at University of Nebraska at Omaha

#3

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s investments and securities students in 2019-2020.

UNI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Investments and Securities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $15,620 for plains states region bachelor’s degree investments and securities students with aid per year to attend UNI.

The low student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Investments and Securities at UNI

#4

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Investments and Securities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of North Dakota is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It awarded 31 bachelors’s investments and securities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UND, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Investments and Securities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,738 for plains states region bachelor’s degree investments and securities students with aid per year to attend UND.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UND Investments and Securities Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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