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2023 Most Popular Other Education Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$51,963 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Education Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree 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 master's degree.

#1

Newman University

Wichita, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Newman University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for other education students working on their master’s degree. Newman University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wichita.

About 89% of the students majoring in other education at the school are women while 11% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular other education schools in the Plains States Region . UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 62% of the other education majors at the school.

Full Other Education at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for other education students working on their master’s degree. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 79% of the other education majors at the school.

Read full report on Other Education at Capella University

#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Out of the 13 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 4 spot on the list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Of the 17 students majoring in other education at Iowa, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Full Other Education at University of Iowa Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Graceland University - Lamoni helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular other education schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote area of Lamoni, Graceland Lamoni is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Pittsburg State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Pitt State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Pittsburg.

Full Other Education at Pittsburg State University Report

#7

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

With a ranking of #7, Mount Mercy University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for other education students working on their master’s degree. Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids.

Read full report on Other Education at Mount Mercy University

University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

About 50% of the students majoring in other education at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Other Education at University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.

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Best Other Education Colleges by State

Explore the best other education colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

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 13 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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