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2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Kansas

18 Colleges
$43,093 Avg Salary
$25,190 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Education Schools in Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in Kansas to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named Fort Hays State University the most popular school in Kansas for education students. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Emporia State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Kansas. Located in the remote town of Emporia, ESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in Kansas list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.

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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 Schools in Kansas list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

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#5

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in Kansas list. Pitt State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Pittsburg.

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#6

Baker University

Baldwin City, KS

Baker University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in the town of Baldwin City, Baker is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Wichita State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. WSU is a large public school located in the large city of Wichita.

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#8

Friends University

Wichita, KS

Friends University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in Kansas list. Friends University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Wichita.

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#9

Newman University

Wichita, KS

Newman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Newman University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Wichita.

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MidAmerica Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #10 on the list. MNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Olathe.

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Best Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Schools 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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