2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 43,297 teacher education subject specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Plains States Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Valley City State University to be the best school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Plains States Region . Valley City State University is a small public school located in the town of Valley City.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bemidji State University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their basic certificate. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.
Out of the 10 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.
The excellent basic certificate programs at St Catherine University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the Plains States Region . St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.
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Kansas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.
Southwest Minnesota State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Wichita State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a large student population.
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Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #9 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.
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St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate teacher education subject specific programs. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.
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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State
Explore the best teacher education subject specific schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Missouri | 1,189 |
Kansas | 711 |
Minnesota | 1,158 |
Iowa | 599 |
South Dakota | 198 |
North Dakota | 312 |
Nebraska | 451 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Subject Specific Ed
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.
Subject Specific Ed Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Physical Education Teaching & Coaching | 8,121 |
Reading Teacher Education | 6,490 |
Music Education | 4,761 |
Mathematics Education | 3,395 |
English & Language Arts Education | 3,113 |
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 2,335 |
Social Studies Education | 1,968 |
Art Education | 1,837 |
Health Education | 1,801 |
Science Education | 1,371 |
Agricultural Teacher Education | 1,130 |
Biology Education | 865 |
History Education | 804 |
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education | 715 |
Technology Education | 575 |
Social Science Teacher Education | 474 |
Technical Teacher Education | 462 |
Spanish Education | 457 |
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist | 370 |
Modern Language Education | 338 |
Drama & Dance Education | 293 |
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education | 286 |
Chemistry Education | 238 |
Computer Teacher Education | 217 |
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education | 185 |
Earth Science Teacher Education | 169 |
Physics Education | 152 |
Environmental Education | 96 |
Speech Teacher Education | 68 |
French Language Teacher Education | 55 |
Driver & Safety Teacher Education | 55 |
Health Occupations Teacher Education | 48 |
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education | 22 |
Distributive Education | 11 |
German Language Teacher Education | 8 |
Psychology Teacher Education | 5 |
Latin Teacher Education | 4 |
Geography Teacher Education | 3 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
Educational Administration | 46,469 |
Special Education | 36,792 |
General Education | 29,810 |
Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 Aparajita Datta.
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