2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota” ranking is part of that endeavor.
English is the 15th most popular major in the country with 41,945 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across Minnesota, there were 614 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 541 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,526 and $26,035 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a degree in English. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great English programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the English program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 136 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMN Twin Cities is $17,740 for Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 16 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Minnesota State Mankato, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State University - Mankato is $16,221 for Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota. University of Minnesota - Duluth is a public institution located in Duluth, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Duluth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Minnesota - Duluth is $17,067 for minnesota bachelor’s degree english language students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 20 schools in the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Winona State University is a public institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Winona State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. The yearly cost to attend Winona State is $17,656 for Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota. This fairly large school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Cloud State University also took the #16 spot in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. It costs about $14,267 for Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree English Language students per year to attend Saint Cloud State University.
University of Minnesota - Morris came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota ranking. UMN Morris is a small school located in Morris, Minnesota that handed out 26 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Morris also made our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend UMN Morris is $11,412 for Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota list. Moorhead, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
MSU Moorhead not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. It costs about $16,893 for Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree English Language students per year to attend MSU Moorhead.
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%.
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Metropolitan State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota ranking. Metro State is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Metro State, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Metropolitan State University is $15,225 for Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
Bemidji State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Bemidji, Minnesota, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
Bemidji State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. The yearly cost to attend Bemidji State University is $15,868 for Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
St Catherine University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota ranking. St Catherine University is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.
St. Kate’s did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. The estimated yearly cost for St Catherine University is $19,078 for minnesota bachelor’s degree english language students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
University of Northwestern - St Paul did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #11. University of Northwestern - St Paul is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 8 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
Northwestern also took the #19 spot in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northwestern is $21,871 for Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Concordia College at Moorhead came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota ranking. Concordia College Moorhead is a private not-for-profit institution located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our minnesota bachelor’s degree english language students list, Concordia College Moorhead has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Concordia College Moorhead is $23,029 for minnesota bachelor’s degree english language students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Augsburg University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota list. This small school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
Augsburg not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. It costs about $24,653 for minnesota bachelor’s degree english language students per year to attend Augsburg University.
With a ranking of #14, Hamline University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota list. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 16 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our minnesota bachelor’s degree english language students list, Hamline has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hamline is $20,866 for minnesota bachelor’s degree english language students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English language students in 2019-2020.
UST MN also took the #4 spot in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. It costs about $29,155 for minnesota bachelor’s degree english language students per year to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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College of Saint Benedict landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota ranking. College of Saint Benedict is located in Saint Joseph, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.
CSB also took the #2 spot in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. It costs about $25,785 for Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree English Language students per year to attend CSB.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Gustavus Adolphus College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota ranking. Saint Peter, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.
Gustavus Adolphus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. The yearly cost to attend Gustavus Adolphus is $19,093 for Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
The low student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
St Olaf College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota list. St Olaf College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northfield, Minnesota. It awarded 38 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Olaf did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. The estimated yearly cost for St. Olaf is $23,543 for minnesota bachelor’s degree english language students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Macalester College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota ranking. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Macalester, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Macalester is $28,426 for minnesota bachelor’s degree english language students.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Carleton College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota ranking. Carleton College is a small school located in Northfield, Minnesota that handed out 29 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carleton, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Carleton is $31,133 for minnesota bachelor’s degree english language students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
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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%.
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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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