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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$11,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Home Economics Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Home Economics Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 301 people earned their degree in family and consumer sciences/home economics teacher education, making the major the 676th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 84 family and consumer sciences/home economics teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 46 family and consumer sciences/home economics teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Home Economics Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in family and consumer sciences/home economics teacher education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great family and consumer sciences/home economics teacher education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the family and consumer sciences/home economics teacher education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Home Economics Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Home Economics Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Home Economics Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s home economics teacher education degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree home economics teacher education students whose families make $0-$30k list, North Dakota State University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,524 for plains states region bachelor’s degree home economics teacher education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus.

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%.

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#2

Wayne State College

Wayne, Nebraska
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Home Economics Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Wayne, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s home economics teacher education degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

WSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend WSC is $10,333 for plains states region bachelor’s degree home economics teacher education students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Home Economics Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s home economics teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato is $11,057 for plains states region bachelor’s degree home economics teacher education students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#4

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburg State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Home Economics Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Pittsburg, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s home economics teacher education degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pitt State is $10,638 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Home Economics Teacher Education students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Home Economics Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. South Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 11 bachelors’s home economics teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,285 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Home Economics Teacher Education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend South Dakota State University.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.

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#6

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

Southeast Missouri State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Home Economics Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s home economics teacher education degrees to qualified students.

Southeast Missouri State University also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $9,092 for plains states region bachelor’s degree home economics teacher education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Southeast Missouri State University.

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#7

Chadron State College

Chadron, Nebraska
#6 in overall quality

Chadron State College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Home Economics Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Chadron State College is a small school located in Chadron, Nebraska that handed out 1 bachelors’s home economics teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Chadron State College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $12,553 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Home Economics Teacher Education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Chadron State College.

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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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