2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 102,079 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, teacher education grade specific is the 7th most popular major in the United States. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 71 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education grade specific. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education grade specific programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The grade specific ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region”.

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Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree grade specific ed students.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Plains States Region

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$78,074 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 56 doctorate’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.

Capella University also made our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Capella University Teacher Education Grade Specific Report

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$18,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$76,460 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s grade specific ed students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UND, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’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 University of North Dakota are $18,326.

Full University of North Dakota Teacher Education Grade Specific Report

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.

K -State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’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.

Read full report on Teacher Education Grade Specific at Kansas State University

#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#4 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 3 doctorate’s grade specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Teacher Education Grade Specific at Iowa

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific

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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