2023 Best Schools in the Plains States Region
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 112 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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Top Schools in the Plains States Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named Mount Marty University the best school in the Plains States Region for students working on their degree.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Out of the 112 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern College landed the # 3 spot on the list.
The excellent programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in the Plains States Region .
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Drake University is a great place for students.
Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Augustana University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #8 on the list.
With a ranking of #9, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
South Dakota State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Saint Ambrose University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Winona State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Stephens College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Simpson College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Valley City State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #16 on the list.
With a ranking of #17, University of Mary did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
Iowa State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #18 on the list.
University of Northern Iowa came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Bethel University Minnesota ranked #20 on this year’s Best Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Creighton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #21 on the list.
College of Saint Mary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #22 on the list.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #23 on the list.
Northern State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #24 on the list.
Loras College landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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