2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in the Plains States Region
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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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 389 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 8 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.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Walden University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Walden University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 280 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
Walden University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hamline University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Hamline University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 9 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
Hamline not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwest Baptist University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bolivar, Missouri. It awarded 13 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
Southwest Baptist University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 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 Southwest Baptist University are $5,423.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value 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. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
Capella University also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Duluth 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 University of Minnesota - Duluth are $28,606.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.
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 Saint Louis University are $22,074.
Iowa State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.
Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 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 Iowa State are $25,948.
With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. UMSL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 61 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMSL, the school also landed the #5 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 UMSL are $30,154.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value 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 education degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMKC, the school also landed the #8 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 Missouri - Kansas City 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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