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

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 For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Other Education is the 136th most popular major in the country with 5,064 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, other education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,456 and had an average of $33,666 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 985 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,550 and $27,729 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 For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in other education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other education programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

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

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

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 236 bachelors’s 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. It costs about $17,740 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students with aid per year to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.

Full UMN Twin Cities Other Education Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 68 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 with aid list, UMN Duluth has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMN Duluth is $17,067 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Education at UMN Duluth

#3

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. UCM is a medium-sized school located in Warrensburg, Missouri that handed out 24 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

UCM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $13,677 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students with aid per year to attend UCM.

Read full report on Other Education at UCM

#4

Martin Luther College

New Ulm, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Martin Luther College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Martin Luther College is a small school located in New Ulm, Minnesota that handed out 10 bachelors’s other education degrees 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 Martin Luther College is $19,703 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Read more about Other Education at Martin Luther College

#5

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Charles, Missouri that handed out 33 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $17,491 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students with aid per year to attend Lindenwood University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Education at Lindenwood University

#6

Park University

Parkville, Missouri
#9 in overall quality

Park University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Park University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Parkville, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree other education students with aid list, Park University has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Park University is $15,579 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students with aid.

Read more about Other Education at Park University

#5 in overall quality

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. SMU MN is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU MN also took the #5 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SMU MN is $19,514 for plains states region bachelor’s degree other education students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Education at SMU MN

#8

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, South Dakota
#4 in overall quality

University of Sioux Falls came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other education students in 2019-2020.

University of Sioux Falls did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $19,893 for plains states region bachelor’s degree other education students with aid per year to attend University of Sioux Falls.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Education at University of Sioux Falls

#8 in overall quality

Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayette, Missouri. It awarded 8 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

CMU CLAS also made our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $21,082 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students with aid per year to attend Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.

Read more about Other Education at Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

#10 in overall quality

Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies is a small school located in Fayette, Missouri that handed out 9 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

CMU CGES also took the #10 spot 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 with aid.

Read more about Other Education at CMU CGES

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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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