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2023 Most Popular General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$72,973 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Doctor's Degree School for You

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

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

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in education at UMSL, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the education majors at the school.

Full General Education at Iowa State University Report

#4

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Hamline University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Plains States Region . Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Of the 10 students majoring in education at Hamline, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Full General Education at Hamline University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bryan College of Health Sciences is a great place for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Bryan College of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Full General Education at Bryan College of Health Sciences Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Kansas City is a great place for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

Of the 7 students majoring in education at UMKC, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Full General Education at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Winona State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 14% are male.

Read full report on General Education at Winona State University

#8

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

About 83% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 17% are male.

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Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, MBTS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the education majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Read full report on General Education at Washington University in St Louis

Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education schools 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

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 14 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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