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

14 Colleges
$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.

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full General Education at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on General Education at Iowa State University

#4

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamline University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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

Read full report on General Education at Hamline University

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Bryan College of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Plains States Region . Bryan College of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lincoln.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winona State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Full General Education at Winona State University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Kansas City is a great place for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. 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.

Read full report on General Education at University of Missouri - Kansas City

#8

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University 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 #8 on the list. 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.

Full General Education at Capella University Report

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree general education programs. Located in the 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.

Read full report on General Education at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Washington University in St Louis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Full General Education at Washington University in St Louis Report

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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