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2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
161 Degrees Awarded
$20,000 Avg Salary
Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Education Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 3,296 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,903 and $30,143 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 161 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree education students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Highland Community College

Highland, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Highland Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Highland Community College is a small public school situated in Highland, Kansas. It awarded 48 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Highland Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Highland Community College is $8,285 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

Century College

White Bear Lake, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Century College is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.

Century College also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Century College is $10,956 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Norfolk, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeast, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northeast Community College is $9,455 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#4

Butler Community College

El Dorado, Kansas

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Butler Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in El Dorado, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2019-2020.

Butler CC also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $14,817 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Butler CC.

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#5

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Normandale Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Normandale Community College is a public institution located in Bloomington, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Normandale Community College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Normandale Community College is $13,253 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about General Education at Normandale Community College

#6

Southwest Baptist University

Bolivar, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

Southwest Baptist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bolivar, Missouri. It awarded 3 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwest Baptist University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $18,119 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Southwest Baptist University.

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#7 in overall quality

Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Drury University - CCPS is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 4 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Drury University - CCPS also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $13,166 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies.

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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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