2022 Best Value Home Economics Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 38 family and consumer sciences/home economics teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Home Economics Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in family and consumer sciences/home economics teacher education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent family and consumer sciences/home economics teacher education programs, but they also cost less that 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 family and consumer sciences/home economics teacher education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Home Economics Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Home Economics Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education in the Plains States Region

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Home Economics Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s home economics teacher education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher 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 South Dakota State are $16,743.

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#2

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$10,792 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Missouri State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Home Economics Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Cape Girardeau, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s home economics teacher education degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Southeast Missouri State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeast Missouri State University are $10,792, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southeast Missouri State University Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Report

#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Home Economics Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #3 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 15 masters’s home economics teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. 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.

Full UMN Twin Cities Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Report

#4

Fontbonne University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#4 in overall quality

$14,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Home Economics Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fontbonne University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 13 masters’s home economics teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Fontbonne University also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fontbonne University are $14,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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