2022 Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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In 2019-2020, 536 people earned their degree in social science teacher education, making the major the 544th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 144 social science teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 social science teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in social science teacher education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social science teacher 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 social science teacher education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree social science teacher education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Science Teacher Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Truman State University

Kirksville, Missouri

$16,551 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Truman State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Truman State University is located in Kirksville, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s social science teacher education degrees to qualified students.

Truman State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Social Science Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Truman State University are $16,551, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Truman State University Social Science Teacher Education Report

#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$22,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Northern Iowa is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s social science teacher education degrees to qualified students.

UNI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Science Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Iowa are $22,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Science Teacher Education at UNI

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Science Teacher Education (Income $30-$48k)

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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