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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Social Science Teacher Education is the 588th most popular major in the country with 474 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 97 social science teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 89 social science teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 35 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social science teacher education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in social science teacher education.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree social science teacher education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethany College Kansas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Bethany College Kansas is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lindsborg, Kansas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bethany College Kansas Social Science Teacher Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Evangel University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chadron State College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region. Chadron State College is a small school located in Chadron, Nebraska that handed out 4 bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mayville State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Mayville, North Dakota, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social science teacher education students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Peru State College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Peru, Nebraska, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Peru State College Social Science Teacher Education Report
With a ranking of #6, University of Northern Iowa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Northern Iowa is a medium-sized school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa that handed out 14 bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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With a ranking of #7, Wayne State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Wayne, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Winona State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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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Missouri Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Missouri Valley College is located in Marshall, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees to qualified students.
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Southwest Baptist University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Southwest Baptist University is a small school located in Bolivar, Missouri that handed out 3 bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 24 bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Social Science Teacher Education Report
Mount Mercy University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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College of Saint Mary did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. College of Saint Mary is a small school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 1 bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full College of Saint Mary Social Science Teacher Education Report
Upper Iowa University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Fayette, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social science teacher education students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, University of Mary did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Bismarck, North Dakota, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Minot State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. MSU is a small school located in Minot, North Dakota that handed out 1 bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwest Missouri State University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Northwest is a medium-sized public school situated in Maryville, Missouri. It awarded 3 bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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The College of Saint Scholastica ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. The College of Saint Scholastica is a private not-for-profit institution located in Duluth, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #19, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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York College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. York College is a private not-for-profit institution located in York, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. CMU CLAS is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayette, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 0 bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Union College Nebraska did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. Union College is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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University of South Dakota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. University of South Dakota is a public institution located in Vermillion, South Dakota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of North Dakota landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UND is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Buena Vista University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. BVU is located in Storm Lake, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Dickinson State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. Dickinson, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Hastings College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Hastings, Nebraska, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Nebraska Wesleyan University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. NWU is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Nebraska Wesleyan University Social Science Teacher Education Report
William Woods University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. William Woods University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fulton, Missouri. It awarded 0 bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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With a ranking of #20, Lincoln University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Lincoln University is a small public school situated in Jefferson City, Missouri. It awarded 0 bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Black Hills State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Spearfish, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social science teacher education students in 2020-2021.
Full Black Hills State University Social Science Teacher Education Report
Valley City State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. Valley City State University is located in Valley City, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees to qualified students.
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Westminster College Missouri did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. Westminster Fulton is located in Fulton, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Saint Ambrose University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Science Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Davenport, Iowa. It awarded 0 bachelors’s social science teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Full Saint Ambrose University Social Science Teacher Education Report
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