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

9 Colleges
$44,616 Avg Salary
$27,696 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryan College of Health Sciences. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bryan College of Health Sciences is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lincoln.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for general education students pursuing an online degree. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winona State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, MBTS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Midland University

Fremont, NE

Midland University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general education programs. Located in the town of Fremont, Midland U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general education programs. Located in the suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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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 9 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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