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2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas

28 Colleges
$36,000 Avg Salary
$25,925 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Bachelor's 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 28 schools in Kansas to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the education bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Kansas.

Our analysis found Wichita State University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Kansas. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Wichita.

Women make up 85% of the education majors at the school.

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Out of the 28 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public college with a large student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 32% are male.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 28 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 82% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Emporia State University is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Emporia, ESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 164 students majoring in education at ESU, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

Women make up 88% of the education majors at the school.

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#6

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Pittsburg State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Pitt State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Pittsburg.

Of the 111 students majoring in education at Pitt State, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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#7

Newman University

Wichita, KS

Newman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Newman University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Wichita.

Of the 49 students majoring in education at Newman University, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#8

Friends University

Wichita, KS

Friends University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree education programs. Friends University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wichita.

About 74% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 26% are male.

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#9

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Washburn University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Washburn University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Topeka.

Women make up 70% of the education majors at the school.

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#10

Benedictine College

Atchison, KS

Benedictine College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Benedictine College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Atchison.

Of the 38 students majoring in education at Benedictine College, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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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 25 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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