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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Earth Science Teacher Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

3 Ranked Colleges
5 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Earth Science Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Earth Science Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 137 people earned their degree in earth science teacher education, making the major the 960th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 5 earth science teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 earth science teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Earth Science Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in earth science teacher education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great earth science teacher 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 earth science teacher 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 Earth Science Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree earth science teacher education students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Earth Science Teacher Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Earth Science Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Saint Cloud State University is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 1 bachelors’s earth science teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Earth Science Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $13,373 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Earth Science Teacher Education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Saint Cloud State University.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Earth Science Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s earth science teacher education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Earth Science Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus is $15,686 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Earth Science Teacher Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Earth Science Teacher Education at North Dakota State University

#3

Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Winona State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Earth Science Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s earth science teacher education students in 2019-2020.

Winona State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Earth Science Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $15,140 for plains states region bachelor’s degree earth science teacher education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Winona State University.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.

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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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