2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Housing (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Housing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Housing is the 310th most popular major in the country with 911 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, housing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,433 and had an average of $24,194 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 73 housing graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,950 and $25,424 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 housing graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent housing programs, but they also cost less that 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 housing program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Housing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Housing 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 housing students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Housing (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Housing Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 2 masters’s housing degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #1 spot in our “Best Housing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Housing at Mizzou

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Housing (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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