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Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

6 Colleges
$47,664 Avg Salary
$26,812 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

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 graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 81% of the education majors at the school.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a great place for general education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethel University Minnesota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Paul.

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#4

Midland University

Fremont, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midland University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Fremont, Midland U is a private not-for-profit college with a small 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 6 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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