2023 Best Value Education Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education School for You
In 2020-2021, 199,724 education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Education Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 92 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Education Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 15% Best Education Schools
Our analysis found Martin Luther College to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of New Ulm, MLC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
MLC undergraduate students pay an average of $16,910 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Orange City, NWC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
NWC undergraduate students pay an average of $33,590 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NWC is ranked #3 for overall quality for education in the Plains States Region .
Out of the 92 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valley City State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the town of Valley City.
Valley City State University undergraduate students pay an average of $12,969 in tuition and fees each year.
Valley City State University also claimed a spot on our Best Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Morningside College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Morningside undergraduate students pay an average of $35,270 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mayville State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Mayville, Mayville State University is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mayville State University are $10,756 a year.
University of Sioux Falls did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
University of Sioux Falls undergraduate students pay an average of $19,900 in tuition and fees each year.
Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $18,200 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato also did well on our Best Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Read full report on Education at Minnesota State University - Mankato
Doane University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Crete.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Doane Crete are $37,880 per year.
Northwest Missouri State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value education programs. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Maryville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northwest are $14,919 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, Wayne State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students. Located in the town of Wayne, WSC is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSC are $7,458 per year.
Southwest Baptist University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Bolivar, Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Southwest Baptist University undergraduate students pay an average of $26,060 in tuition and fees each year.
William Woods University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Fulton, William Woods is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at William Woods are $26,730 per year.
With a ranking of #12, Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students. Located in the town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia University, Nebraska are $36,310 per year.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Education Schools in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Buena Vista University | Storm Lake, IA |
| 15 | Drake University | Des Moines, IA |
| 16 | Minot State University | Minot, ND |
| 17 | Dordt University | Sioux Center, IA |
| 18 | Hamline University | Saint Paul, MN |
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 2,994 |
| Missouri | 4,657 |
| Minnesota | 6,976 |
| Iowa | 1,401 |
| North Dakota | 619 |
| Nebraska | 2,838 |
| South Dakota | 453 |
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Majors Related to Education
Education Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 45,458 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 34,451 |
| Special Education | 25,158 |
| General Education | 21,189 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 20,616 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,784 |
| Student Counseling | 13,840 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8,387 |
| Teaching English or French | 4,743 |
| Other Education | 2,513 |
| Multilingual Education | 1,672 |
| Educational Assessment | 1,215 |
| Education Philosophy | 421 |
| International Education | 257 |
| Teaching Assistants | 20 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Psychology | 42,013 |
| Social Sciences | 22,292 |
| Communication & Journalism | 12,242 |
| Library Science | 5,929 |
| History | 4,391 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.
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