2023 Most Popular Education Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Education 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Education Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 136 schools in the Plains States Region to see which 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 Schools in the Plains States Region
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Top 15% Most Popular Education Schools
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Out of the 136 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fort Hays State University is a great place for education students. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Hays.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a great place for education students. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Northwest Missouri State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Maryville.
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Emporia State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. ESU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.
Kansas State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.
University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Lindenwood University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.
With a ranking of #12, Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
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University of Kansas landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #15 on the list. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
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William Woods University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Fulton, William Woods is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Hamline University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
University of Central Missouri landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Pittsburg State University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Education students in the Plains States Region that almost earned our Most Popular Education Schools in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | Kearney, NE |
| 22 | University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND |
| 23 | Morningside College | Sioux City, IA |
| 24 | Doane University | Crete, NE |
| 25 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | Omaha, NE |
| 25 | Southeast Missouri State University | Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 27 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE |
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.
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