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2023 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

43 Colleges
$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 199,724 education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the education doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found A T Still University of Health Sciences to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 43 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

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#3

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

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#4

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Drake University is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Moorhead.

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#6

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

University of Northern Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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College of Saint Mary ranked #9 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Iowa State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

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Best Education Colleges by State

Explore the best education schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 2,994
Missouri 4,657
Minnesota 6,976
Iowa 1,401
North Dakota 619
Nebraska 2,838
South Dakota 453

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Horadrim.

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