2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.
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2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .
Top 10 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
About 81% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 19% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
About 57% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 43% are male.
Full General Education at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Winona State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Plains States Region . Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.
About 86% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 14% are male.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.
Bethel University Minnesota landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate general education programs. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead.
Full General Education at Minnesota State University - Moorhead Report
Sinte Gleska University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Sinte Gleska University is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Mission.
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best 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 |
General Education Related Majors
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.
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