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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 110,226 teacher education grade specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 51 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the grade specific ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools

#1

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Our analysis found Drake University to be the best school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

Out of the 51 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Orange City, NWC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Augsburg University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augsburg University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Augsburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamline University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Simpson College

Indianola, IA

Simpson College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the fringe town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #7 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

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#9

Dickinson State University

Dickinson, ND

Dickinson State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Dickinson, DSU is a public college with a small student population.

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#10

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 2,622
Minnesota 2,595
Kansas 1,769
Iowa 1,604
Nebraska 956
North Dakota 490
South Dakota 406

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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