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2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$28,645 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,282 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, general education was ranked 9th in Minnesota. In fact, 2,028 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Minnesota to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Education

Our analysis found Southwest Minnesota State University to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Minnesota. Located in the town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southwest Minnesota State University are $9,482 a year. Education majors at Southwest Minnesota State University take out an average of $33,121 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Concordia College at Moorhead helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in Minnesota. Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moorhead.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia College Moorhead are $28,016 per year.

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#4

Gustavus Adolphus College

Saint Peter, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Gustavus Adolphus College is a great value for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Saint Peter, Gustavus Adolphus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gustavus Adolphus are $50,490 per year.

Gustavus Adolphus did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list.

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#5

North Central University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Central University is a great value for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, North Central University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Central University are $27,200 a year.

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#6

St Olaf College

Northfield, MN

St Olaf College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. St. Olaf is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.

St. Olaf undergraduate students pay an average of $52,670 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

St. Olaf did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list.

Full General Education at St Olaf College Report

#7

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Hamline University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hamline are $46,221 a year. Education majors at Hamline take out an average of $25,039 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full General Education at Hamline University Report

Best Value General Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value General Education Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 493
Kansas 373
Iowa 226
Nebraska 59
North Dakota 24
South Dakota 88

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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