2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Studies Education (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,830 people earned their degree in social studies education, making the major the 331st most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 196 social studies education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 social studies education graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social studies education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social studies education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The social studies teacher education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Vallue Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Studies Education (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s social studies teacher education degrees to qualified students.

Iowa also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Studies Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Studies Education (Income Over $110k)

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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