2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region
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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” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and 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 general education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.
Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walden University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 280 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
Walden University also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamline University landed the #2 spot on the list. Hamline is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Hamline also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hamline are $11,577, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Baptist University landed the #3 spot on the list. Bolivar, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general education degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
Southwest Baptist University also took the #6 spot 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. This fairly large school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and 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 University of Minnesota - Duluth are $28,606.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #4 spot on the list. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 12 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree general education students list, Capella University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general education degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
SLU also took the #3 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 SLU are $22,074.
With a ranking of #6, Iowa State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general education students in 2019-2020.
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.
University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. University of Missouri - St Louis is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 61 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
UMSL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 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 UMSL are $30,154.
University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Missouri - Kansas City is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s general education degrees to qualified students.
UMKC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 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 UMKC are $26,699.
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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%.
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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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