2023 Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Education Master'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 128 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's 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.
2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 15% Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Concordia University, Nebraska helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 82% of the education majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 87% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 13% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Hays State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Hays.
About 68% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 32% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emporia State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Emporia.
Of the 567 students majoring in education at ESU, 23% are male and 77% are female.
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Northwest Missouri State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.
Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 81% of the education majors at the school.
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Kansas State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.
About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 70% of the education majors at the school.
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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
Women make up 64% of the education majors at the school.
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Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.
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William Woods University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. Located in the distant town of Fulton, William Woods is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 68% of the education majors at the school.
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University of Nebraska at Kearney came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 73% of the education majors at the school.
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University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.
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Lindenwood University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.
Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.
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University of Kansas ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 278 students majoring in education at KU, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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Morningside College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 86% of the education majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #18, Pittsburg State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 272 students majoring in education at Pitt State, 26% are male and 74% are female.
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With a ranking of #19, University of Central Missouri did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 77% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 23% are male.
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Here are some additional popular schools for Education students in the Plains States Region that almost earned our Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND |
| 21 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | Omaha, NE |
| 22 | Doane University | Crete, NE |
| 23 | Missouri State University - Springfield | Springfield, MO |
| 24 | Hamline University | Saint Paul, MN |
| 25 | Drake University | Des Moines, IA |
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 |
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 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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