2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Ethnic Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Ethnic Studies is the 102nd most popular major in the country with 9,419 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, ethnic studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,585 and had an average of $22,144 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,705 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,200 and $23,075 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 28 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great ethnic studies 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 ethnic studies 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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The ethnic studies 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 Value Ethnic Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree ethnic studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Ethnic Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Oglala Lakota College

Kyle, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$-841 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oglala Lakota College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Oglala Lakota College is a small public school situated in Kyle, South Dakota. It awarded 23 associates’s ethnic studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Oglala Lakota College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Ethnic Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oglala Lakota College is $-841 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Ethnic Studies students whose families make $0-$30k. When an average net price is negative, it usually means that the student will receive more financial aid than it costs to attend the school.

Read more about Ethnic Studies at Oglala Lakota College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Ethnic Studies (Income $0-$30k)

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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