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Most Popular Online General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Online General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

5 Colleges
$35,282 Avg Salary
$26,172 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - St Louis the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in education at UMSL, 18% are male and 82% are female.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at UMSL take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $36,350.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for general education students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 59% of the education majors at the school.

On average, education graduates from Mizzou take out $20,768 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 27% are male.

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#4

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bellevue University is a great place for general education students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.

Women make up 33% of the education majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, education majors at Bellevue University accumulate an average of around $26,108 in student debt.

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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 5 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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