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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

8 Ranked Colleges
389 Degrees Awarded
$20,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Education is the 28th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 3,296 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 389 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree general education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Minnesota - Duluth is a fairly large public school situated in Duluth, Minnesota. It awarded 1 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Duluth also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Duluth are $28,606.

Read full report on General Education at UMN Duluth

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s general education degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UMSL is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 61 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

UMSL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMSL are $30,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at UMSL

#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general education students in 2019-2020.

SLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general education degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UMKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Missouri - Kansas City General Education Report

#6

Hamline University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Hamline University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Hamline is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s general education degrees to qualified students.

Hamline did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hamline are $11,577.

Read full report on General Education at Hamline University

#7

Southwest Baptist University

Bolivar, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

Southwest Baptist University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Southwest Baptist University is a small school located in Bolivar, Missouri that handed out 13 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree general education students whose families make $0-$30k list, Southwest Baptist University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southwest Baptist University are $5,423, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Education at Southwest Baptist University

#8

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#7 in overall quality

Capella University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general education degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Capella University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at Capella University

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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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