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2023 Most Popular Other Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

10 Colleges
$48,822 Avg Salary
$16,974 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Other Education Graduate Certificate School for You

With 4,858 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, other education is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Other Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Other Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for other education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Missouri the most popular school in the Plains States Region for other education students working on their graduate certificate. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

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

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#2

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Other Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamline University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Other Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Duluth is a great place for other education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate other education programs. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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#6

Lincoln University

Jefferson City, MO

Lincoln University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for other education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Jefferson City, LU Missouri is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for other education students working on their graduate certificate. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

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Northwest Missouri State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Other Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Maryville, Northwest is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Other Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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Best Other Education Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 89
Kansas 40
Minnesota 391
Iowa 31
South Dakota 0
Nebraska 17

Other Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Other Education Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Other Education 4,858

Majors Similar to Other 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
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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