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2023 Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

6 Colleges
$47,664 Avg Salary
$26,812 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general education was ranked #12 in the country. In fact 21,189 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 19% are male.

Read full report on General Education at University of Missouri - Columbia

#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Full General Education at Capella University Report

#4

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bethel University Minnesota is a great place for general education students working on their online graduate certificate. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Paul.

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#4

Midland University

Fremont, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midland University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Fremont, Midland U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a great place for general education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on General Education at Minnesota State University - Moorhead

Explore the most popular online general education colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 308
Minnesota 1,905
Iowa 209
Kansas 308
Nebraska 9
North Dakota 24
South Dakota 87

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General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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