2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 205,726 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, social sciences is the 5th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 9,393 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,924 and $24,385 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 49 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Mitchell Technical College

Mitchell, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$14,867 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mitchell Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Mitchell, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mitchell Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mitchell Tech is $14,867 for plains states region associate degree social sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Social Sciences at Mitchell Tech

#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$20,754 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State University is $20,754 for plains states region associate degree social sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full South Dakota State University Social Sciences Report

#3

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, Iowa

#3 in overall quality

$24,690 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Upper Iowa University landed the #3 spot on the list. UIU is a small school located in Fayette, Iowa that handed out 7 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Upper Iowa University is $24,690 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Social Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Upper Iowa University Social Sciences Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$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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