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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor's Degree 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.

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.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for grade specific ed majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in the Plains States Region . UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

About 75% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Of the 5 students majoring in grade specific ed at K -State, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 4 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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