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2023 Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in Kansas

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Finding the Best Education Master's Degree School for You

Education is the most popular major in Kansas with 2,994 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Kansas 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.

Our analysis found Fort Hays State University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Kansas. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a large student population.

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

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Out of the 18 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Emporia State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Emporia, ESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Kansas. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 78% of the education majors at the school.

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

About 75% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#5

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

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

About 74% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 26% are male.

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#6

Baker University

Baldwin City, KS

With a ranking of #6, Baker University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Baldwin City, Baker is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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Wichita State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. WSU is a large public school located in the large city of Wichita.

About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#8

Friends University

Wichita, KS

With a ranking of #8, Friends University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Friends University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wichita.

Of the 63 students majoring in education at Friends University, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#9

Newman University

Wichita, KS

Newman University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Newman University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Wichita.

About 89% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 11% are male.

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MidAmerica Nazarene University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. MNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Olathe.

Women make up 76% of the education majors at the school.

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Best Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

Majors Similar 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 18 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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