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

16 Colleges
$44,616 Avg Salary
$27,696 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 Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online General Education Colleges.

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - St Louis is a great place for general education students pursuing an online degree. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Education majors at UMSL take out an average of $39,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Highland Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Highland, Highland Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The excellent online programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Barton County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. Barton Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Great Bend.

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Bryan College of Health Sciences ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bryan College of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lincoln.

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#7

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

With a ranking of #7, Capella University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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Winona State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

After completing their degree, education graduates from Bellevue University carry an average student debtload of $25,000.

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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 16 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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