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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

32 Colleges
$47,501 Avg Salary
$19,426 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Grade Specific program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for grade specific ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named The College of Saint Scholastica the most popular school in the Plains States Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 73% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#4

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

Women make up 96% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#4

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bethel University Minnesota is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

With a ranking of #6, Capella University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#7

Avila University

Kansas City, MO

Avila University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.

About 76% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 24% are male.

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Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

About 75% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#9

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

About 71% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 29% are male.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 57% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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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 32 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 Vgrigas.

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