2023 Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Education Undergraduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Plains States Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Rasmussen University - Minnesota to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 97% of the education majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Southern State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the small city of Joplin.
About 68% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 32% are male.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means South Central College is a great place for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. South Central College is a small public school located in the suburb of North Mankato.
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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Rasmussen University - North Dakota helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the Plains States Region . Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Iowa Area Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. North Iowa Area Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Mason City.
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North Hennepin Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. North Hennepin Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.
About 67% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 33% are male.
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Rasmussen University - Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Topeka, Rasmussen University - Kansas is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Bethany Global University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Bloomington, BGU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Minnesota State College Southeast landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate education programs. MSC Southeast is a small public school located in the town of Winona.
About 50% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 50% are male.
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University of North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. UND is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.
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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 |
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 24 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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