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

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

Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Columbia 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 city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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

About 57% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 43% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Winona State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lindenwood University is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Sinte Gleska University

Mission, SD

Sinte Gleska University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Mission, Sinte Gleska University is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their graduate certificate. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

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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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