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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Plains States Region

9 Ranked Colleges
321 Degrees Awarded
$14,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 102,079 teacher education grade specific students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, teacher education grade specific graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,168 and had an average of $25,432 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 10,515 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,691 and $26,746 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 321 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher education grade specific. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great teacher education grade specific 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 teacher education grade specific program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Plains States Region

#1

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. This medium-sized school is located in Norfolk, Nebraska, and it awarded 51 associates’s grade specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree grade specific ed students list, Northeast has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast is $8,749 for plains states region associate degree grade specific ed students.

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#2

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Normandale Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Bloomington, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified associates’s grade specific ed students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree grade specific ed students list, Normandale Community College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Normandale Community College is $12,620 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Grade Specific Ed students.

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#3

Rasmussen University - Minnesota

St. Cloud, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - Minnesota. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is located in St. Cloud, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 associates’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rasmussen University - Minnesota, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $18,586 for plains states region associate degree grade specific ed students per year to attend Rasmussen University - Minnesota.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - North Dakota. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a small school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 14 associates’s grade specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree grade specific ed students list, Rasmussen University - North Dakota has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $18,939 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Grade Specific Ed students per year to attend Rasmussen University - North Dakota.

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#5

Butler Community College

El Dorado, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. El Dorado, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s grade specific ed degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Butler CC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Butler Community College is $13,895 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Grade Specific Ed students.

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#6

College of Saint Mary

Omaha, Nebraska
#5 in overall quality

College of Saint Mary came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Mary is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.

Saint Mary also took the #5 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $14,325 for plains states region associate degree grade specific ed students per year to attend College of Saint Mary.

The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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#7

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Three Rivers College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Three Rivers College is located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.

Three Rivers College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Three Rivers College is $8,362 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Grade Specific Ed students.

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#8

Concordia University, Saint Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 1 associates’s grade specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Saint Paul not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Concordia University, Saint Paul is $16,245 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Grade Specific Ed students.

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Rasmussen University - Kansas landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Kansas is a small private for-profit school situated in Topeka, Kansas. It awarded 3 associates’s grade specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Rasmussen University - Kansas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Rasmussen University - Kansas is $18,934 for plains states region associate degree grade specific ed students.

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *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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