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2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Kansas

10 Colleges
$22,224 Avg Salary
$13,640 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 4th in Kansas. In fact, 4,776 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Kansas to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Butler Community College

El Dorado, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Butler Community College the most popular school in Kansas for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of El Dorado, Butler CC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 87% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Highland Community College is a great place for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Highland, Highland Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 52% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 48% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Barton County Community College is a great place for education students working on their associate degree. Barton Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Great Bend.

About 92% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 8% are male.

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Out of the 10 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Dodge City Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Dodge City, Dodge City Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in education at Dodge City Community College, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Out of the 10 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Haskell Indian Nations University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Haskell is a small public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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Rasmussen University - Kansas ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Kansas list. Rasmussen University - Kansas is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Topeka.

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#7

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Washburn University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree education programs. Washburn University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Topeka.

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#8

Independence Community College

Independence, KS

Independence Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the town of Independence, Independence Community College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Fort Scott Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the town of Fort Scott, FSCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Fort Hays State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 10 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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