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Most Popular Online General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Online General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

3 Colleges
$21,881 Avg Salary
$12,730 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general education was ranked #39 in the country. In fact 29,810 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Highland Community College the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for general education students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Highland, Highland Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in education at Highland Community College, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Barton County Community College is a great place for general education students working on their online associate degree. Barton Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Great Bend.

Of the 13 students majoring in education at Barton Community College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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Out of the 3 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Explore the most popular online general education schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 493
Minnesota 2,028
Kansas 373
Iowa 226
Nebraska 59
North Dakota 24
South Dakota 88

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General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 KOKUYO.

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