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2022 Best Vallue Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

7 Ranked Colleges
389 Degrees Awarded
$21,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 3,296 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,903 and $30,143 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 389 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education 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 general education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948.

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#2

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 61 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMSL, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - St Louis are $30,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. UMN Duluth is a public institution located in Duluth, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k list, UMN Duluth has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Duluth are $28,606.

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#8 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699.

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#5

Hamline University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamline University landed the #5 spot on the list. Hamline University is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k list, Hamline has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hamline University are $11,577, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Southwest Baptist University

Bolivar, Missouri

With a ranking of #6, Southwest Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Southwest Baptist University is a small school located in Bolivar, Missouri that handed out 13 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southwest Baptist University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southwest Baptist University are $5,423.

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#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

Saint Louis University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 2 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k list, SLU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074.

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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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