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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Economics in the Plains States Region

4 Ranked Colleges
131 Degrees Awarded
$20,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value International Economics Schools for a Bachelor's 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 Value International Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

International Economics is the 661st most popular major in the country with 335 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 131 international economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 131 international economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value International Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in international economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international economics 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 international economics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value International Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Economics in the Plains States Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fort Hays State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Hays, Kansas, this fairly large public school handed out 124 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international economics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree international economics students list, FHSU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best International Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Fort Hays State University is $12,053 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree International Economics students.

Full FHSU International Economics Report

#2

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Catherine University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value International Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s international economics degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

St. Kate’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best International Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for St Catherine University is $19,078 for plains states region bachelor’s degree international economics students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#3

University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value International Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s international economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UST MN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best International Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $29,155 for plains states region bachelor’s degree international economics students per year to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UST MN International Economics Report

#4

Coe College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value International Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Coe College landed the #4 spot on the list. Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s international economics degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Coe, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best International Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Coe is $19,955 for plains states region bachelor’s degree international economics students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on International Economics at Coe

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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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