2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Labor & Industrial Relations (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Labor & Industrial Relations is the 296th most popular major in the country with 1,903 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 245 labor and industrial relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 172 labor and industrial relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in labor and industrial relations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality labor and industrial relations programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the labor and industrial relations program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Labor & Industrial Relations (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$7,266 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 29 bachelors’s labor relations degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $7,266 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Labor Relations students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UMN Twin Cities.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Labor & Industrial Relations at UMN Twin Cities

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$12,975 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 143 bachelors’s labor relations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $12,975 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Labor Relations students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Iowa.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Iowa Labor & Industrial Relations Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Labor & Industrial Relations (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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