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2022 Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 American Indian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Native American Studies is the 578th most popular major in the country with 421 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 93 Native American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 60 Native American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in Native American studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Native American studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the Native American studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Native American Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Haskell Indian Nations University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this small public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s American Indian studies students in 2019-2020.

Haskell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Native American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $4,365 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree American Indian Studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Haskell.

Full Haskell Native American Studies Report

#2

Oglala Lakota College

Kyle, South Dakota
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oglala Lakota College landed the #2 spot on the list. Oglala Lakota College is a public institution located in Kyle, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oglala Lakota College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Native American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oglala Lakota College is $3,012 for plains states region bachelor’s degree american indian studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Native American Studies at Oglala Lakota College

#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UMN Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree american indian studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Native American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is $12,556 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree American Indian Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Native American Studies at UMN Twin Cities

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #4 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 2 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree american indian studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, Minnesota State Mankato has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Native American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State Mankato is $14,451 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree American Indian Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato Native American Studies Report

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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%.

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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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