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2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

11 Colleges
$47,501 Avg Salary
$19,426 Avg Student Debt

Teacher Education Grade Specific is the most popular major in the United States with 10,661 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The College of Saint Scholastica the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 68% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#3

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Bethel University Minnesota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#4

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 83% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Women make up 85% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

Women make up 71% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#7

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Pittsburg State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 60% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#8

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Hamline University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 71% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#10

Northern State University

Aberdeen, SD

Northern State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public school with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online teacher education grade specific schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 2,622
Kansas 1,769
Minnesota 2,595
Iowa 1,604
South Dakota 406
North Dakota 490
Nebraska 956

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One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education grade specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Grade Specific Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 43,003
Early Childhood Education 32,920
Secondary Education 10,547
Teacher Education 9,949
Teacher Development & Methodology 6,165
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 3,517
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 2,450
Adult & Continuing Education 1,074
Montessori Teacher Education 252
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 140
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 105
Online Educator/Online Teaching 79
International Teaching and Learning 25

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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 Vgrigas.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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