2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region
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In 2019-2020, 40,622 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 6,219 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 624 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 22 colleges that offered a degree in elementary education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great elementary education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the elementary education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.
Top 22 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Truman State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Truman State University is a public institution located in Kirksville, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k list, Truman State has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Elementary 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 Truman State are $16,551.
Out of the 22 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #2 spot on the list. UMSL is a public institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 80 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UMSL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMSL are $30,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 22 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Pittsburg State University is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburg, Kansas that handed out 103 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt State, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt State are $19,320, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 60 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNOMAHA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Omaha are $16,374, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Minnesota State Mankato also made our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Minnesota State University - Mankato
With a ranking of #6, University of North Dakota did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
UND also made our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Elementary Education at University of North Dakota
Emporia State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. ESU is a public institution located in Emporia, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ESU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ESU are $22,058, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Kansas State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Kansas State University is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 148 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
K -State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Elementary 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 K -State are $24,115.
Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 26 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Concordia University, Saint Paul also made our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550.
Read more about Elementary Education at Concordia University, Saint Paul
With a ranking of #10, University of Central Missouri did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Central Missouri is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UCM also made our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #14. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Missouri are $16,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Nebraska at Kearney came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Kearney, Nebraska, and it awarded 13 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
UNK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNK are $14,792, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Southeast Missouri State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Southeast Missouri State University is a fairly large school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri that handed out 20 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Southeast Missouri State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Elementary 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.
Read more about Elementary Education at Southeast Missouri State University
Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Missouri State is a large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 15 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Missouri State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State University - Springfield are $12,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Rockhurst University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Rockhurst also took the #11 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rockhurst University are $16,780, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Elementary Education at Rockhurst University
University of South Dakota came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Vermillion, South Dakota, and it awarded 9 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
USD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $12,637, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Drury University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Drury University is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 3 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Drury University also took the #19 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drury University are $8,515, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Saint Mary came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Saint Mary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Leavenworth, Kansas. It awarded 6 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
University of St. Mary did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Saint Mary are $11,124.
Read more about Elementary Education at University of Saint Mary
Drake University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Drake University is located in Des Moines, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k list, Drake has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drake University are $11,932, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #19, Webster University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k list, Webster has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Elementary 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 Webster University are $13,500.
Creighton University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #20. This medium-sized school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 2 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k list, Creighton has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton are $18,528, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Elementary Education at Creighton University
University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of St Thomas Minnesota is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
UST MN also made our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UST MN are $24,814, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full University of St Thomas Minnesota Elementary Education Report
MidAmerica Nazarene University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Olathe, Kansas, and it awarded 1 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
MNU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MNU are $11,965, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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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- 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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