2023 Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 51 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 Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Maryville University of Saint Louis is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
About 72% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 28% are male.
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Out of the 51 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
Women make up 64% of the education majors at the school.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Creighton University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the Plains States Region . Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.
About 57% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 43% are male.
Out of the 51 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, William Woods University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Fulton, William Woods is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 71% of the education majors at the school.
With a ranking of #7, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 64 students majoring in education at UNL, 23% are male and 77% are female.
Saint Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular 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 Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Women make up 57% of the education majors at the school.
Lindenwood University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.
Women make up 72% of the education majors at the school.
A T Still University of Health Sciences came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 73% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 27% are male.
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 |
Majors Related to Education
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| 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 26 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 Horadrim.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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