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.
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2023 Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
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 school 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.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Wayne State College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the Plains States Region . 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.
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 distant town of Fayette.
CMU CGES undergraduate students pay an average of $6,720 in tuition and fees each year.
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.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Southwest Minnesota State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Minnesota State University are $9,482 per year.
Read full report on Education at Southwest Minnesota State University
With a ranking of #6, Dickinson State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Dickinson, DSU is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DSU are $9,942 a year.
Bemidji 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 #7 on the list. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.
Bemidji State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,806 in tuition and fees each year.
Bemidji State University also claimed a spot on our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Valley City State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree education programs. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the remote 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 took the #4 spot in our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
Mayville State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree 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.
Mayville State University undergraduate students pay an average of $10,756 in tuition and fees each year.
Dakota State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree education programs. 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.
Metropolitan State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Metro State are $9,394 per year.
Northern State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NSU are $11,947 per year.
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.
Peru State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,800 in tuition and fees each year.
University of South Dakota ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USD are $12,942 per year.
Winona State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Winona State are $16,684 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Winona State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
South Dakota State University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree education programs. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.
South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,809 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Education at South Dakota State University
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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | North Dakota State University - Main Campus | Fargo, ND |
| 18 | Walden University | Minneapolis, MN |
| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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