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

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

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$72,973 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Doctor's Degree School for You

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 General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 31% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in education at Iowa State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#4

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamline University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

About 60% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 40% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryan College of Health Sciences. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bryan College of Health Sciences is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lincoln.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 86% of the education majors at the school.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMKC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

About 43% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 57% are male.

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#8

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 83% of the education majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Kansas City, MBTS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in education at MBTS, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education colleges 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

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 14 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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