2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 81% of the education majors at the school.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Winona 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 distant 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 57% of the education majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
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With a ranking of #8, Midland University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Fremont, Midland U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Sinte Gleska University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Mission, Sinte Gleska University is a public school with a small student population.
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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.
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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 |
Majors Related to Education
General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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