2023 Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 205,984 social sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 52 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences 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 Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social sciences majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Park University the best value school in the Plains States Region for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Park University are $8,853 a year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bellevue University is a great value for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Bellevue University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,310 in tuition and fees each year.
Bellevue University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. 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.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in the Plains States Region . UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UND are $15,037 a year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Morris is a great value for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Morris, UMN Morris is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Morris are $15,940 per year.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Dakota State University are $14,876 a year.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Moorhead are $17,564 per year.
With a ranking of #8, Northwest Missouri State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Maryville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northwest are $14,919 a year.
University of Northern Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
UNI undergraduate students pay an average of $19,753 in tuition and fees each year.
UNI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Duluth are $19,148 per year.
Best Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 1,073 |
| Minnesota | 2,741 |
| Iowa | 1,455 |
| South Dakota | 262 |
| Missouri | 2,156 |
| Nebraska | 833 |
| North Dakota | 194 |
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Majors Related to Social Sciences
Social Sciences Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | 49,282 |
| Economics | 49,055 |
| Sociology | 38,475 |
| General Social Sciences | 18,997 |
| International Relations & National Security | 14,306 |
| Anthropology | 11,415 |
| Criminology | 11,039 |
| Geography & Cartography | 8,526 |
| Other Social Sciences | 2,414 |
| Urban Studies | 1,507 |
| Sociology & Anthropology | 541 |
| Archeology | 339 |
| Demography & Population Studies | 88 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education | 327,871 |
| 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).
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