2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for English & Language Arts Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 English & Language Arts Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,447 people earned their degree in English and language arts education, making the major the 224th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 268 English and language arts education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 English and language arts education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value English & Language Arts Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in English and language arts education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great English and language arts education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the English and language arts 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 English & Language Arts Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English & Language Arts Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for English & Language Arts Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Truman State University

Kirksville, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$16,551 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Truman State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value English & Language Arts Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Kirksville, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English and language arts education degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Truman State also made our “Best English & Language Arts Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Truman State University are $16,551, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on English & Language Arts Education at Truman State University

#2

Northwest Missouri State University

Maryville, Missouri

$6,673 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value English & Language Arts Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Maryville, Missouri, and it awarded 1 masters’s English and language arts education degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwest also took the #0 spot in our “Best English & Language Arts 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 Northwest are $6,673.

Read more about English & Language Arts Education at Northwest Missouri State University

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value English & Language Arts Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 6 masters’s English and language arts education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best English & Language Arts 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.

Full University of Iowa English & Language Arts Education Report

#4

Hastings College

Hastings, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$12,020 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value English & Language Arts Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hastings College landed the #4 spot on the list. Hastings College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hastings, Nebraska. It awarded 2 masters’s English and language arts education degrees in 2019-2020.

Hastings also took the #2 spot in our “Best English & Language Arts Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hastings are $12,020, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on English & Language Arts Education at Hastings College

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for English & Language Arts Education (Income $0-$30k)

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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