2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 471 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Other Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 10 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Other Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree other education students.
Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Education in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Charles, Missouri that handed out 117 masters’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.
Lindenwood University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lindenwood University are $9,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morningside College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Sioux City, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other education degrees to 208 students in 2019-2020.
Morningside also made our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morningside College are $5,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other education degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
SMU MN also made our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota are $10,260, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Newman University landed the #4 spot on the list. Newman University is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 masters’s other education degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Newman University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Other Education Master’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 Newman University are $8,484.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Capella University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Other Education Master’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 Capella University are $14,767.
Mount Mercy University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Other Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Mount Mercy University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It awarded 15 masters’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mount Mercy, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Other Education Master’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 Mount Mercy are $10,870.
With a ranking of #7, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 17 masters’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Education Master’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 - Twin Cities are $28,845.
University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. UST MN is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s other education degrees to qualified students.
UST MN also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of St Thomas Minnesota are $24,814, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full University of St Thomas Minnesota Other Education Report
Graceland University - Lamoni came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Graceland Lamoni is a small school located in Lamoni, Iowa that handed out 14 masters’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Graceland Lamoni, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Other Education Master’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 Graceland University - Lamoni are $17,647.
University of Iowa ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Other Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Other Education Master’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 Iowa are $27,613.
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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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