2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Plains States Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Social Sciences is the 51st most popular major in the country with 19,742 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,665 and had an average of $22,423 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 518 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,650 and $34,523 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 395 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in general social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general social sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general social sciences 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 Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.
Top 15 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bellevue University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 104 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.
Bellevue University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $15,616 for plains states region bachelor’s degree social sciences students per year to attend Bellevue University.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. UND is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 19 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
UND also made our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend UND is $15,738 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Morris landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Morris is a small public school situated in Morris, Minnesota. It awarded 7 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Morris, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMN Morris is $11,412 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social sciences degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.
Metro State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Metropolitan State University is $15,225 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students.
Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Black Hills State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Spearfish, South Dakota, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at BHSU, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,641 for plains states region bachelor’s degree social sciences students per year to attend Black Hills State University.
Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 2 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State Mankato is $16,221 for plains states region bachelor’s degree social sciences students.
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%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Minnesota State Mankato
Central College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Central College is a small school located in Pella, Iowa that handed out 7 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Central did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Central College is $23,269 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #8, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Kansas State University is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 95 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $18,285 for plains states region bachelor’s degree social sciences students per year to attend K -State.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Benedictine College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Atchison, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social sciences degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Benedictine College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $23,011 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students per year to attend Benedictine College.
The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Upper Iowa University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Upper Iowa University is located in Fayette, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
UIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UIU is $21,624 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students.
Doane University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Doane Crete is a private not-for-profit institution located in Crete, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Doane Crete also took the #14 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $26,507 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students per year to attend Doane Crete.
Bethel University Minnesota came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree social sciences students list, Bethel University Minnesota has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bethel University Minnesota is $25,191 for plains states region bachelor’s degree social sciences students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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College of Saint Benedict came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. CSB is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Joseph, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
CSB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for CSB is $25,785 for plains states region bachelor’s degree social sciences students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full College of Saint Benedict General Social Sciences Report
University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.
UST MN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $29,155 for plains states region bachelor’s degree social sciences students per year to attend UST MN.
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 student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at University of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Johns University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Collegeville, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.
SJU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $24,271 for plains states region bachelor’s degree social sciences students per year to attend SJU.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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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- *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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