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

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Finding the Best Education Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 128 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master'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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a master's degree.

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Concordia University, Nebraska helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 82% of the education majors at the school.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Out of the 128 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. FHSU is a large public school located in the town of Hays.

About 68% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 32% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emporia State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. ESU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.

Of the 567 students majoring in education at ESU, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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Northwest Missouri State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 81% of the education majors at the school.

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#8

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 70% of the education majors at the school.

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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Women make up 64% of the education majors at the school.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #12, William Woods University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Fulton, William Woods is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 68% of the education majors at the school.

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University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 73% of the education majors at the school.

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University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#15

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

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#16

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 278 students majoring in education at KU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#17

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

Morningside College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 86% of the education majors at the school.

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#18

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Pittsburg State University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 272 students majoring in education at Pitt State, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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#19

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, MO

University of Central Missouri came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 23% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Education students in the Plains States Region that almost earned our Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
20 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND
21 University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE
22 Doane University Crete, NE
23 Missouri State University - Springfield Springfield, MO
24 Hamline University Saint Paul, MN
25 Drake University Des Moines, IA

Best Education Colleges by State

Explore the best education colleges 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.

  • 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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