2023 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 327,871 education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Best 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 43 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the education doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found A T Still University of Health Sciences to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Out of the 43 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Creighton University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Plains States Region . Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Drake University is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out of the 43 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the # 5 spot on the list. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.
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University of Northern Iowa landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.
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University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #8 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
College of Saint Mary ranked #9 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
With a ranking of #10, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 4,776 |
Minnesota | 9,682 |
Iowa | 3,392 |
South Dakota | 1,045 |
Missouri | 7,906 |
Nebraska | 4,167 |
North Dakota | 1,291 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Education
Education Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
Educational Administration | 46,469 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
Special Education | 36,792 |
General Education | 29,810 |
Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Student Counseling | 13,858 |
Instructional Media Design | 8,695 |
Teaching English or French | 5,791 |
Other Education | 4,858 |
Teaching Assistants | 2,751 |
Educational Assessment | 2,552 |
Multilingual Education | 1,910 |
Education Philosophy | 737 |
International Education | 293 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Social Sciences | 205,984 |
Psychology | 195,678 |
Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 Horadrim.
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