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2023 Most Popular Online General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

5 Colleges
$35,282 Avg Salary
$26,172 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 29,810 general education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online General Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Missouri - St Louis to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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

The average amount in student loans that education majors at UMSL take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $36,350.

Full General Education at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for general education students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

About 59% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 41% are male.

On average, education graduates from Mizzou take out $20,768 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full General Education at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great place for general education students working on their online bachelor’s degree. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Of the 15 students majoring in education at K -State, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Read full report on General Education at Kansas State University

#4

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 67% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, education majors at Bellevue University accumulate an average of around $26,108 in student debt.

Full General Education at Bellevue University Report

Explore the most popular online general education colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 493
Kansas 373
Minnesota 2,028
Iowa 226
South Dakota 88
North Dakota 24
Nebraska 59

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One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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