2023 Best Value Lineworker Schools in the Plains States Region
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Ranked Colleges
538
Degrees Awarded
$10,000
Avg Net Price*
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 Lineworker Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,155 people earned their degree in lineworker, making the major the 641st most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 538 lineworker graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Lineworker Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in lineworker. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent lineworker 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 lineworker program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Lineworker Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Lineworker Schools in the Plains States Region.
Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Lineworker in the Plains States Region
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Lineworker Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. MCC is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 43 ’s lineworker degrees in 2020-2021.
MCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Lineworker Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Metropolitan Community College is $4,315 for Plains States Region Lineworker students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Full Metropolitan Community College Lineworker Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Lineworker Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Iowa Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Northwest Iowa Community College is a small school located in Sheldon, Iowa that handed out 67 ’s lineworker degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region lineworker students list, Northwest Iowa Community College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Lineworker Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest Iowa Community College is $10,831 for Plains States Region Lineworker students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Northwest Iowa Community College Lineworker Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend State Technical College of Missouri. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Lineworker Schools in the Plains States Region list. Linn, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s lineworker degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
STC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Lineworker Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $12,481 for Plains States Region Lineworker students per year to attend State Technical College of Missouri.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
Full STC Lineworker Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Lineworker Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota West Community and Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Minnesota West Community and Technical College is a small school located in Granite Falls, Minnesota that handed out 36 ’s lineworker degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region lineworker students list, Minnesota West has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Lineworker Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota West Community and Technical College is $11,439 for Plains States Region Lineworker students.
Read more about Lineworker at Minnesota West
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Lineworker Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota County Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Rosemount, Minnesota, and it awarded 38 ’s lineworker degrees in 2020-2021.
DCTC also made our “Best Lineworker Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Dakota County Technical College is $11,044 for Plains States Region Lineworker students.
Read full report on Lineworker at DCTC
Northeast Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Lineworker Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Northeast is a public institution located in Norfolk, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 35 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeast not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Lineworker Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast Community College is $9,029 for plains states region lineworker students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Read more about Lineworker at Northeast Community College
With a ranking of #7, Bismarck State College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Lineworker Schools in the Plains States Region list. BSC is a small school located in Bismarck, North Dakota that handed out 53 ’s lineworker degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region lineworker students list, BSC has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Lineworker Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bismarck State College is $9,756 for Plains States Region Lineworker students.
Read more about Lineworker at Bismarck State College
With a ranking of #8, Minnesota State Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Lineworker Schools in the Plains States Region list. M State is located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 ’s lineworker degrees to qualified students.
M State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Lineworker Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $11,244 for plains states region lineworker students per year to attend Minnesota State Community and Technical College.
Full M State Lineworker 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
- *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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