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

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Social Science Teacher Education is the 544th most popular major in the country with 536 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the social science teacher education program at the school. 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 $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Science Teacher Education (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k list. Kirksville, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social science teacher education degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Truman State also made our “Best Social Science Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Truman State 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 be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s social science teacher education students in 2019-2020.

UNI also made our “Best Social Science Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Iowa are $22,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Science Teacher Education at University of Northern Iowa

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Science Teacher Education (Income $48-$75k)

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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