2023 Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 327,871 education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 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.
The Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 111 schools in the Plains States Region 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.
Top 15% Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Chadron State College the best value school in the Plains States Region for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Chadron, Chadron State College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Chadron State College are $7,206 a year.
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Out of the 111 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Wayne, WSC is a public school with a small student population.
WSC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,458 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 111 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies landed the # 3 spot on the list. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fayette.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CMU CGES are $6,720 a year.
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Out of the 111 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minot State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. MSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Minot.
MSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,163 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwest Minnesota State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Minnesota State University are $9,482 per year.
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Dickinson State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Dickinson, DSU is a public school with a small student population.
DSU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,942 in tuition and fees each year.
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Bemidji State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree education programs. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bemidji State University are $9,806 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Bemidji State University is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Valley City State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the town of Valley City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Valley City State University are $12,969 per year.
Valley City State University also took the #4 spot in our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
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Mayville State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Mayville, Mayville State University is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mayville State University are $10,756 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, Dakota State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Dakota State are $12,735 a year.
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Metropolitan State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree education programs. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Metro State are $9,394 per year.
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Northern State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the remote town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NSU are $11,947 per year.
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With a ranking of #13, Peru State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Peru State is a small public school located in the rural area of Peru.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Peru State are $7,800 a year.
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With a ranking of #14, University of South Dakota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USD are $12,942 a year.
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Winona State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Winona State are $16,684 per year.
Winona State also claimed a spot on our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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South Dakota State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Dakota State are $12,809 per year.
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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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | North Dakota State University - Main Campus | Fargo, ND |
| 18 | School Removed | |
| 19 | Martin Luther College | New Ulm, MN |
| 19 | Black Hills State University | Spearfish, SD |
| 21 | Emporia State University | Emporia, KS |
| 22 | University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND |
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 4,776 |
| Minnesota | 9,682 |
| Iowa | 3,392 |
| South Dakota | 1,045 |
| Missouri | 7,906 |
| Nebraska | 4,167 |
| North Dakota | 1,291 |
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Majors Related to Education
Education Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
| Student Counseling | 13,858 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8,695 |
| Teaching English or French | 5,791 |
| Other Education | 4,858 |
| Teaching Assistants | 2,751 |
| Educational Assessment | 2,552 |
| Multilingual Education | 1,910 |
| Education Philosophy | 737 |
| International Education | 293 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 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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