2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Economics in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Economics is the 585th most popular major in the country with 428 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 21 other economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 other economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in other economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other economics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other economics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Economics 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 other economics students.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Economics in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Duluth

Duluth, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$17,067 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #1 spot on the list. UMN Duluth is a fairly large public school situated in Duluth, Minnesota. It awarded 4 bachelors’s other economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Duluth also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMN Duluth is $17,067 for plains states region bachelor’s degree other economics students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

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#2

Augsburg University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$24,653 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Augsburg University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Augsburg is a small school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 16 bachelors’s other economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Augsburg not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Augsburg University is $24,653 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Economics students.

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#3

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$29,432 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drake University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Drake is a private not-for-profit institution located in Des Moines, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Drake also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Drake is $29,432 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Economics students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Other Economics at Drake University

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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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