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2022 Best Value Physics Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

4 Ranked Colleges
5 Degrees Awarded
$13,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Physics Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Physics Teacher Education 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.

Physics Education is the 932nd most popular major in the country with 125 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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

This year’s “Best Value Physics Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in physics education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physics education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physics education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Physics Teacher Education 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 Physics Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Physics Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Physics Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #1 spot on the list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physics teacher education degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $12,216 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Physics Teacher Education students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UNL Physics Education Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physics teacher education degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Physics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State University - Mankato is $11,057 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Physics Teacher Education students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

Read full report on Physics Education at Minnesota State Mankato

#3

Emporia State University

Emporia, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Physics Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Emporia State University landed the #3 spot on the list. ESU is a medium-sized school located in Emporia, Kansas that handed out 1 bachelors’s physics teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

ESU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Physics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $11,624 for plains states region bachelor’s degree physics teacher education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Emporia State University.

Read more about Physics Education at ESU

#4

Martin Luther College

New Ulm, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Martin Luther College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Physics Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in New Ulm, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physics teacher education students in 2019-2020.

MLC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Physics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend MLC is $17,222 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Physics Teacher Education students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Physics Education at MLC

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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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