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2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

10 Ranked Colleges
395 Degrees Awarded
$17,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking.

Other Education is the 156th most popular major in the country with 5,064 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 985 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 395 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in other education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other 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 other education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The other education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region”.

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Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Education in the Plains States Region

#2 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 Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other education degrees to 68 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Duluth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UMN Duluth is $17,067 for plains states region bachelor’s degree other education students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UMN Duluth Other Education Report

#2

Martin Luther College

New Ulm, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Martin Luther College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. New Ulm, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other education degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

MLC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for MLC is $19,703 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Education at Martin Luther College

#3

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, South Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Sioux Falls. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other education students in 2019-2020.

University of Sioux Falls also made our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend University of Sioux Falls is $19,893 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Sioux Falls Other Education Report

#4

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Warrensburg, Missouri, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCM, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $13,677 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students per year to attend UCM.

Full University of Central Missouri Other Education Report

#5

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #5 spot on the list. Saint Charles, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other education degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lindenwood University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $17,491 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students per year to attend Lindenwood University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Lindenwood University Other Education Report

#6

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 236 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UMN Twin Cities is $17,740 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Other Education at UMN Twin Cities

#7

Park University

Parkville, Missouri
#9 in overall quality

Park University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Park University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Parkville, Missouri. It awarded 4 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

Park University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $15,579 for plains states region bachelor’s degree other education students per year to attend Park University.

Full Park University Other Education Report

#8 in overall quality

Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Fayette, Missouri, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CMU CLAS, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is $21,082 for plains states region bachelor’s degree other education students.

Read more about Other Education at CMU CLAS

#5 in overall quality

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. This medium-sized school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree other education students list, SMU MN has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is $19,514 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Education at SMU MN

#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Fayette, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other education students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree other education students list, CMU CGES has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CMU CGES is $15,196 for plains states region bachelor’s degree other education students.

Read more about Other Education at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended 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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