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2023 Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Plains States Region

16 Colleges
$44,616 Avg Salary
$27,696 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Education majors at UMSL take out an average of $39,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent online programs at Highland Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Plains States Region . Highland Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Highland.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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With a ranking of #6, Barton County Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students. Located in the rural area of Great Bend, Barton Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Winona State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

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Bryan College of Health Sciences ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Bryan College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

After completing their degree, education graduates from Bellevue University carry an average student debtload of $25,000.

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Explore the most popular online general education schools 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 16 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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