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

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate School for You

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

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Plains States Region to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Grade Specific program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Rasmussen University - Minnesota to be the most popular school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 54 students majoring in grade specific ed at Rasmussen University - Minnesota, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

About 96% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 4% are male.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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#4

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ridgewater College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the town of Willmar.

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Rasmussen University - North Dakota landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

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#7

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

Valley City State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the town of Valley City.

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#8

South Central College

North Mankato, MN

South Central College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. South Central College is a small public school located in the small suburb of North Mankato.

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Rasmussen University - Kansas ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Topeka, Rasmussen University - Kansas is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Cankdeska Cikana Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. CCCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Fort Totten.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges 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

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 17 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.

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