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2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 8,205 people earned their degree in teacher education, making the major the 110th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 455 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education 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 program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also took the #2 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $19,663 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#2

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, South Dakota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Augustana University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.

Augustana Sioux Falls also made our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Augustana Sioux Falls is $24,546 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.

Read more about Teacher Education at Augustana Sioux Falls

#3

Park University

Parkville, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the #3 spot on the list. Park University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Parkville, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree teacher education students whose families make $75-$110k list, Park University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Park University is $20,118 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Park University Teacher Education Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #4 spot on the list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seward, Nebraska. It awarded 11 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Nebraska did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Concordia University, Nebraska is $22,884 for plains states region bachelor’s degree teacher education students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Teacher Education at Concordia University, Nebraska

#5

Dordt University

Sioux Center, Iowa
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dordt University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Dordt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux Center, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Dordt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Dordt is $26,237 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Teacher Education at Dordt University

#6

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

Missouri Baptist University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s teacher education degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

MBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $22,081 for plains states region bachelor’s degree teacher education students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend MBU.

Read more about Teacher Education at Missouri Baptist University

#7

Stephens College

Columbia, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

Stephens College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s teacher education degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stephens, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Stephens is $26,885 for plains states region bachelor’s degree teacher education students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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