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2023 Most Popular Other Education Schools in the Plains States Region

34 Colleges
$48,589 Avg Salary
$25,171 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Other Education 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 Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Plains States Region to see which 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the most popular school in the Plains States Region for other education students. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

After completing their degree, other education graduates from UMN Twin Cities carry an average student debt load of $20,553. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $190, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 34 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Other Education majors at UMN Duluth take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $168, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Central Missouri is a great place for other education students. UCM is a large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

After completing their degree, other education graduates from UCM carry an average student debt load of $22,960. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $176, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

Newman University

Wichita, KS

Out of the 34 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Newman University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Newman University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Wichita.

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#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 34 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Other Education Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Other Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

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#8

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Other Education Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, MO

Missouri Baptist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for other education students. It came in at #8 on the list. MBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Other Education Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

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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 34 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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