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2022 Best Value English or French Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

9 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value English or French Schools for a Bachelor's 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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value English or French Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,744 people earned their degree in teaching English or French, making the major the 144th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, teaching English or French graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,524 and had an average of $29,215 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 576 teaching English or French graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,367 and $21,488 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 61 teaching English or French graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English or French Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in teaching English or French. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent teaching English or French programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the teaching English or French 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 English or French Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree english or french students.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Teaching English or French in the Plains States Region

#1

Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winona State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value English or French Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s English or French degrees in 2019-2020.

Winona State also made our “Best Teaching English or French Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Winona State University is $17,656 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree English or French students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.

Full Winona State University Teaching English or French Report

#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value English or French Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. University of Northern Iowa is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 29 bachelors’s English or French degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Teaching English or French Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $15,620 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree English or French students per year to attend University of Northern Iowa.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full University of Northern Iowa Teaching English or French Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value English or French Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Moorhead, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English or French degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

MSU Moorhead did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Teaching English or French Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead is $16,893 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree English or French students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full MSU Moorhead Teaching English or French Report

#4

Concordia University, Saint Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value English or French Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #4 spot on the list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s English or French degrees to qualified students.

Concordia University, Saint Paul also made our “Best Teaching English or French Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul is $16,245 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree English or French students.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northwestern - St Paul. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value English or French Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Northwestern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also made our “Best Teaching English or French Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for University of Northwestern - St Paul is $21,871 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree English or French students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English or French Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Concordia University, Nebraska is located in Seward, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s English or French degrees to qualified students.

Concordia University, Nebraska also made our “Best Teaching English or French Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Concordia University, Nebraska is $20,763 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree English or French students.

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#7

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota
#9 in overall quality

Crown College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value English or French Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Crown is a small school located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota that handed out 1 bachelors’s English or French degrees in 2019-2020.

Crown also made our “Best Teaching English or French Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $26,396 for plains states region bachelor’s degree english or french students per year to attend Crown College.

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#8

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

Bethel University Minnesota did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English or French Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bethel University Minnesota also took the #3 spot in our “Best Teaching English or French Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bethel University Minnesota is $25,191 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree English or French students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Teaching English or French at Bethel University Minnesota

#9

Augsburg University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

Augsburg University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value English or French Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Augsburg University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Augsburg, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Teaching English or French Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Augsburg is $24,653 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree English or French 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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