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

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$72,973 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Doctor's Degree School for You

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 General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

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

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - St Louis is a great place for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 45 students majoring in education at UMSL, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Full General Education at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

Women make up 67% of the education majors at the school.

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#4

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamline University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in education at Hamline, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Full General Education at Hamline University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Kansas City is a great place for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in education at UMKC, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

About 86% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryan College of Health Sciences landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Bryan College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#8

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

With a ranking of #8, Capella University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree general education programs. MBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

Women make up 50% of the education majors at the school.

Read full report on General Education at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

With a ranking of #10, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full General Education at Washington University in St Louis Report

Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 14 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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