2023 Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Education Associate 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.
The Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online associate degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Northeast Community College to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Plains States Region . Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.
Women make up 91% of the education majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. MCC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City.
About 84% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 16% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend State Fair Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Sedalia, State Fair Community College is a public college with a small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Highland Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Highland Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Highland.
About 52% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 48% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northland Community and Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Thief River Falls.
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Barton County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Great Bend, Barton Community College is a public college with a small student population.
About 92% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 8% are male.
Minnesota State College Southeast came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. MSC Southeast is a small public school located in the town of Winona.
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Mesabi Range College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Virginia, Mesabi Range College is a public college with a small student population.
Central Lakes College - Brainerd ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Central Lakes College is a small public school located in the town of Brainerd.
Of the 5 students majoring in education at Central Lakes College, 20% are male and 80% are female.
With a ranking of #10, Dakota College at Bottineau did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online associate degree. MSU-Bottineau is a small public school located in the remote area of Bottineau.
Most Popular Online Education Colleges by State
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| 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 |
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Majors Related to Education
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| 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 15 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 Horadrim.
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