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2022 Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

4 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$9,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

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In 2019-2020, 421 people earned their degree in Native American studies, making the major the 578th most popular in the United States.

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 Getting Aid” 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Native American studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Native American Studies in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid list. Haskell is a small public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 19 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 with aid list, Haskell has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Native American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $2,836 for plains states region bachelor’s degree american indian studies students with aid per year to attend Haskell Indian Nations University.

Read full report on Native American Studies at Haskell Indian Nations University

#2

Oglala Lakota College

Kyle, South Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oglala Lakota College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Oglala Lakota College is located in Kyle, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s American Indian studies degrees to qualified students.

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 $-375 for plains states region bachelor’s degree american indian studies students with aid. A negative average net price may seem strange, but it generally means that financial aid will more than cover the cost to attend the school.

Read full report on Native American Studies at Oglala Lakota College

#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #3 spot on the list. 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 with aid 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 UMN Twin Cities is $17,740 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree American Indian Studies students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its 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%.

Read full report on Native American Studies at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 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 with aid 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. It costs about $16,221 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree American Indian Studies students with aid per year to attend Minnesota State Mankato.

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%.

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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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