2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,776 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 61 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree other education students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Education
Out of the 61 schools in the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Duluth is located in Duluth, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 68 bachelors’s other education degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Duluth, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,067 for bachelor’s degree other education students per year to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth.
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 University of Minnesota - Duluth
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. Martin Luther College is located in New Ulm, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s other education degrees to qualified students.
MLC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for MLC is $19,703 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students.
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%.
Out of the 61 schools in the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #3 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 99 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Skysong, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Skysong is $13,971 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students.
Full Arizona State University - Skysong Other Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Petersburg College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Clearwater, Florida, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.
SPC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend SPC is $3,226 for bachelor’s degree other education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a public institution located in Whitewater, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - Whitewater also took the #24 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Whitewater is $15,249 for bachelor’s degree other education students.
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With a ranking of #6, Western Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Western Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 21 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.
WMU also made our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #23. The estimated yearly cost for Western Michigan University is $19,433 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students.
Read full report on Other Education at Western Michigan University
Towson University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Towson, Maryland, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Towson, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Towson is $18,233 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Pomona, California, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.
Cal Poly Pomona also made our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $12,734 for bachelor’s degree other education students per year to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Education at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
University of Sioux Falls landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Sioux Falls is $19,893 for 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%.
Athens State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. Athens State University is a small public school situated in Athens, Alabama. It awarded 21 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Central Missouri landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Warrensburg, Missouri, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UCM is $13,677 for bachelor’s degree other education students.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s list. BGSU is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 155 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
BGSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is $18,394 for bachelor’s degree other education students.
University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras is a fairly large school located in San Juan, that handed out 18 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,714 for bachelor’s degree other education students per year to attend University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras.
Lindenwood University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Charles, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,491 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students per year to attend Lindenwood University.
The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Read full report on Other Education at Lindenwood University
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 236 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree other education students list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,740 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students per year to attend UMN Twin Cities.
The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Other Education Report
Jackson State University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Jackson, Mississippi, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,484 for bachelor’s degree other education students per year to attend Jackson State.
University of South Alabama came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of South Alabama is a fairly large public school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 8 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend USA is $15,501 for bachelor’s degree other education students.
Park University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Parkville, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other education degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,579 for bachelor’s degree other education students per year to attend Park University.
Eastern Oregon University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. EOU is a small school located in La Grande, Oregon that handed out 29 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Oregon University is $14,300 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students.
With a ranking of #20, Sonoma State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s list. SSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Rohnert Park, California. It awarded 115 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.
SSU also made our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #20. The estimated yearly cost for SSU is $17,478 for bachelor’s degree other education students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
With a ranking of #21, Lee University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Lee University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Tennessee. It awarded 19 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,696 for bachelor’s degree other education students per year to attend Lee University.
Mount Vernon Nazarene University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $20,282 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students per year to attend Mount Vernon Nazarene University.
The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 Mount Vernon Nazarene University Other Education Report
Southern Adventist University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Southern Adventist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Collegedale, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Southern Adventist University is $22,661 for bachelor’s degree other education students.
With a ranking of #24, Albany State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Albany State University is a medium-sized school located in Albany, Georgia that handed out 59 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,992 for bachelor’s degree other education students per year to attend Albany State University.
Fort Lewis College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #25. This small school is located in Durango, Colorado, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Fort Lewis College is $16,274 for bachelor’s degree other education students.
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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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- *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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