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2027 Best Value Trade & Industrial Teacher Education Schools in the The Plains States Region

[Trade & Industrial Teacher Education](/majors/education/teacher-education-and-development/trade-and-industrial-teacher-education/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value trade & industrial teacher education schools.

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• Best Value Trade & Industrial Teacher Education Schools in the The Plains States Region

2027 Best Value Trade & Industrial Teacher Education Schools in the The Plains States Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the trade & industrial teacher education degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Trade & Industrial Teacher Education Schools

1

Fort Hays State University
Hays, KS

$5,923 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,082 Avg Student Debt

$48,928 Median Earnings (10yr)

Our analysis ranked Fort Hays State University the best value for a degree in trade & industrial teacher education in the The Plains States Region. Fort Hays State University is a large public school located in the town of Hays. Students from in state pay about $5,923 in tuition and fees, compared with $17,741 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $23,082 to complete the trade & industrial teacher education program here. Soon after graduation, trade & industrial teacher education degree recipients from Fort Hays State University generally make around $49,775. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 90%.

2

University Of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO

$10,050 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,741 Avg Student Debt

$49,560 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of Central Missouri earned it the #2 place for trade & industrial teacher education. University Of Central Missouri is a large public school located in the town of Warrensburg. In-state tuition and fees average $10,050, compared with $18,600 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for trade & industrial teacher education graduates is $25,741. Early-career trade & industrial teacher education graduates make about $37,460. That is a strong return on a $25,741 median debt. University Of Central Missouri admits about 64% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.