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2023 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

43 Colleges
$77,195 Avg Salary

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.

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#3

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

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.

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#4

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

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.

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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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#6

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Best Education Colleges by State

Explore the best education colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 4,776
Minnesota 9,682
Iowa 3,392
South Dakota 1,045
Missouri 7,906
Nebraska 4,167
North Dakota 1,291

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
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

Related Major Annual Graduates
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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