2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Master'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 Master'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 114 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master'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 Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Jamestown to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Jamestown, UJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UJ are $4,106 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Martin Luther College is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of New Ulm, MLC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
MLC graduate students pay an average of $5,400 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 114 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Waldorf University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the remote town of Forest City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Waldorf are $4,835 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Orange City, NWC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NWC are $6,360 per year.
NWC also took the #5 spot in our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means William Jewell College is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. William Jewell is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Liberty.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at William Jewell are $4,800 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Simpson College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Simpson College graduate students pay an average of $6,606 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Dickinson State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Dickinson, DSU is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at DSU are $6,576 a year.
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Morningside College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Morningside graduate students pay an average of $6,516 in tuition and fees each year.
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Mayville State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Located in the rural area of Mayville, Mayville State University is a public college with a small student population.
Mayville State University graduate students pay an average of $7,465 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Sioux Falls did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Sioux Falls are $7,110 per year.
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Valley City State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Valley City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Valley City State University are $7,723 per year.
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Newman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Wichita, Newman University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Newman University are $8,484 per year.
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Nebraska Wesleyan University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. NWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lincoln.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NWU are $7,580 per year.
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With a ranking of #14, Benedictine College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Atchison, Benedictine College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Benedictine College graduate students pay an average of $6,540 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #15, Doane University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Crete.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Doane Crete are $8,586 a year.
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Concordia College at Moorhead landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead.
Concordia College Moorhead graduate students pay an average of $10,620 in tuition and fees each year.
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Bellevue University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bellevue University are $11,730 per year.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Education students in the Plains States Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Concordia University, Nebraska | Seward, NE |
| 18 | Southwest Baptist University | Bolivar, MO |
| 20 | Wayne State College | Wayne, NE |
| 21 | Northwest Missouri State University | Maryville, MO |
| 22 | Buena Vista University | Storm Lake, IA |
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 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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