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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
389 Degrees Awarded
$20,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree education students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Missouri - St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 61 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UMSL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMSL are $30,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at UMSL

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2019-2020.

UMN Duluth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Duluth are $28,606, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 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 Iowa State University are $25,948.

Read more about General Education at Iowa State

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree education students with aid list, UMKC has also earned the #8 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 UMKC are $26,699.

Read more about General Education at University of Missouri - Kansas City

#5

Hamline University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamline University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Hamline is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree education students with aid list, Hamline 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 Hamline are $11,577.

Full Hamline General Education Report

#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Capella University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 12 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Capella University General Education Report

#7

Southwest Baptist University

Bolivar, Missouri

Southwest Baptist University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Southwest Baptist University is a small school located in Bolivar, Missouri that handed out 13 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwest Baptist University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southwest Baptist University are $5,423, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southwest Baptist University General Education Report

#8

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

Saint Louis University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Saint Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree education students with aid 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.

Full Saint Louis University General Education Report

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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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