2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Development & Methodology in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 5,386 people earned their degree in teacher development and methodology, making the major the 167th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 647 teacher development and methodology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 teacher development and methodology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher development and methodology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the teacher development and methodology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Development & Methodology in the Plains States Region

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s teacher development and methodology students in 2019-2020.

Capella University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Teacher Development & Methodology Doctor’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 Capella University are $14,767.

Read more about Teacher Development & Methodology at Capella University

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$18,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s teacher development and methodology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UND not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Teacher Development & Methodology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Teacher Development & Methodology at UND

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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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