2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s 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” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in elementary education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent elementary 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 elementary education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree elementary teaching students.
Top 19 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in the Plains States Region
Out of the 19 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Des Moines, Iowa, and it awarded 10 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Drake did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 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 Drake are $11,932.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Concordia University, Saint Paul
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
Missouri State also took the #9 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about Elementary Education at Missouri State University - Springfield
Out of the 19 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #5 spot on the list. University of North Dakota is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees 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.
With a ranking of #6, University of South Dakota did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USD, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $12,637, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Southeast Missouri State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. 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 also took the #15 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeast Missouri State University are $10,792, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Saint Mary did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. University of Saint Mary is a small school located in Leavenworth, Kansas that handed out 6 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree elementary teaching students list, University of St. Mary has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Saint Mary are $11,124, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Elementary Education at University of Saint Mary
Kansas State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 148 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Drury University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Drury University is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 3 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drury University, the school also landed 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 St Thomas Minnesota 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 ranking. Saint Paul, Minnesota 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 19 students in 2019-2020.
UST MN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UST MN are $24,814, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Central Missouri 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 ranking. University of Central Missouri is a medium-sized school located in Warrensburg, Missouri that handed out 16 masters’s elementary teaching 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCM are $16,394.
Full University of Central Missouri Elementary Education Report
Rockhurst University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. Rockhurst University is a small school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 8 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rockhurst, the school also landed 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.
University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. UNOMAHA 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 also made our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #12. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about Elementary Education at University of Nebraska at Omaha
Pittsburg State University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Pitt State is located in Pittsburg, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 103 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Pitt State also took the #10 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 Pitt State are $19,320.
Read more about Elementary Education at Pittsburg State University
University of Nebraska at Kearney came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Nebraska at Kearney is located in Kearney, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
UNK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 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 Kearney are $14,792, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about Elementary Education at University of Nebraska at Kearney
Emporia State University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Emporia State University is a medium-sized school located in Emporia, Kansas that handed out 13 masters’s elementary teaching 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.
With a ranking of #18, Truman State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Kirksville, Missouri, and it awarded 32 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Truman State, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Truman State University are $16,551, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Missouri - St Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 80 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMSL, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMSL are $30,154, 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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- *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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