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2022 Best Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

6 Ranked Colleges
161 Degrees Awarded
$15,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree education students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Highland Community College

Highland, Kansas

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Highland Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Highland, Kansas, this small public school awarded 48 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Highland Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Highland Community College is $7,349 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about General Education at Highland Community College

#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 Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This medium-sized school is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, and it awarded 19 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Century College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Century College is $10,808 for plains states region associate degree education students whose families make more than $110k.

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#3

Butler Community College

El Dorado, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Butler Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. This medium-sized school is located in El Dorado, Kansas, and it awarded 42 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Butler CC also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $13,895 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Butler CC.

Read more about General Education at Butler CC

#4

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. 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 estimated yearly cost for Northeast is $8,749 for plains states region associate degree education students whose families make more than $110k.

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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 Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Normandale Community College is located in Bloomington, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.

Normandale Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $12,620 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Normandale Community College.

Full Normandale Community College General Education Report

#6

Southwest Baptist University

Bolivar, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Southwest Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bolivar, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwest Baptist University also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $17,682 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Southwest Baptist University.

Full Southwest Baptist University General Education 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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