2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region
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Mathematics Education is the 218th most popular major in the country with 3,109 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Plains States region, there were 280 mathematics education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 178 mathematics education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 45 colleges that offer a degree in mathematics education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mathematics education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mathematics 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 Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics Education in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minot State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. MSU is a public institution located in Minot, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MSU is $11,898 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Math Teacher Education students.
Out of the 45 schools in the Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valley City State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Valley City State University is a public institution located in Valley City, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Valley City State University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,981 for plains states region bachelor’s degree math teacher education students per year to attend Valley City State University.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Martin Luther College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. New Ulm, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s math teacher education degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree math teacher education students list, MLC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MLC is $19,703 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Math Teacher Education students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s math teacher education students in 2019-2020.
North Dakota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $16,584 for plains states region bachelor’s degree math teacher education students per year to attend North Dakota State University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chadron State College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Chadron State College is a public institution located in Chadron, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree math teacher education students list, Chadron State College has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Chadron State College is $14,268 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Math Teacher Education students.
Read more about Mathematics Education at Chadron State College
With a ranking of #6, Wayne State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Wayne State College is a public institution located in Wayne, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
WSC also took the #11 spot in our “Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wayne State College is $13,765 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Math Teacher Education students.
University of South Dakota landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. University of South Dakota is a medium-sized school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 8 bachelors’s math teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
USD also made our “Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #14. The estimated yearly cost for USD is $18,555 for plains states region bachelor’s degree math teacher education students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bemidji State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Bemidji State University is located in Bemidji, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s math teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Bemidji State University also made our “Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #24. It costs about $15,868 for plains states region bachelor’s degree math teacher education students per year to attend Bemidji State University.
Northern State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Aberdeen, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s math teacher education degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
NSU also made our “Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #17. The yearly cost to attend Northern State University is $15,851 for plains states region bachelor’s degree math teacher education students.
With a ranking of #10, Winona State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s math teacher education degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
Winona State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $17,656 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Math Teacher Education students per year to attend Winona State University.
The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 Mathematics Education at Winona State University
Dakota State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Dakota State is located in Madison, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s math teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $17,691 for plains states region bachelor’s degree math teacher education students per year to attend Dakota State University.
Southwest Minnesota State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Marshall, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s math teacher education students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,397 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Math Teacher Education students per year to attend Southwest Minnesota State University.
Read full report on Mathematics Education at Southwest Minnesota State University
Mayville State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Mayville State University is a small public school situated in Mayville, North Dakota. It awarded 5 bachelors’s math teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Mayville State University is $12,378 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Math Teacher Education students.
Read full report on Mathematics Education at Mayville State University
University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s math teacher education degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
UMN Duluth also made our “Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth is $17,067 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Math Teacher Education students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Saint Cloud State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Cloud State University also made our “Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #13. The yearly cost to attend St. Cloud State University is $14,267 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Math Teacher Education students.
Read full report on Mathematics Education at St. Cloud State University
Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s math teacher education students in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State Mankato also took the #10 spot in our “Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,221 for plains states region bachelor’s degree math teacher education students per year to attend Minnesota State Mankato.
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%.
Read more about Mathematics Education at Minnesota State Mankato
Minnesota State University - Moorhead ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized school located in Moorhead, Minnesota that handed out 5 bachelors’s math teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree math teacher education students list, MSU Moorhead has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,893 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Math Teacher Education students per year to attend MSU Moorhead.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
University of Mary came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Bismarck, North Dakota, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s math teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
UMary also made our “Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #18. The estimated yearly cost for UMary is $17,410 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Math Teacher Education students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, Black Hills State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Black Hills State University is a small school located in Spearfish, South Dakota that handed out 1 bachelors’s math teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,641 for plains states region bachelor’s degree math teacher education students per year to attend Black Hills State University.
With a ranking of #20, Pittsburg State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Pittsburg, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s math teacher education degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
Pitt State also made our “Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #19. The estimated yearly cost for Pittsburg State University is $14,436 for plains states region bachelor’s degree math teacher education students.
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Northwest Missouri State University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Northwest is a public institution located in Maryville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Northwest is $12,354 for plains states region bachelor’s degree math teacher education students.
Emporia State University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. ESU is located in Emporia, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s math teacher education degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree math teacher education students list, ESU has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $14,822 for plains states region bachelor’s degree math teacher education students per year to attend Emporia State University.
Southeast Missouri State University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s math teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Missouri State University is $12,774 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Math Teacher Education students.
Full Southeast Missouri State University Mathematics Education Report
With a ranking of #24, University of Sioux Falls did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s math teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $19,893 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Math Teacher Education students per year to attend University of Sioux Falls.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mathematics Education at University of Sioux Falls
With a ranking of #25, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 14 bachelors’s math teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $17,208 for plains states region bachelor’s degree math teacher education students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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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