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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Writing (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

4 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$15,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Writing is the 463rd most popular major in the country with 948 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 113 general writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 general writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general writing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general writing 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 general writing program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The general writing 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 General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Writing (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northwest Missouri State University is located in Maryville, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s general writing degrees to qualified students.

Northwest also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest is $9,990 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree General Writing students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Writing at Northwest

#2

Drury University

Springfield, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drury University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general writing students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree general writing students whose families make $0-$30k list, Drury University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Drury University is $13,925 for plains states region bachelor’s degree general writing students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Drury University General Writing Report

#3

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drake University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general writing students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree general writing students whose families make $0-$30k list, Drake has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Drake is $25,212 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree General Writing students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Drake General Writing Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s general writing degrees to qualified students.

Drury University - CCPS also made our “Best General Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $12,351 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree General Writing students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies.

Read full report on General Writing at Drury University - CCPS

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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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