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2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Plains States Region

29 Colleges
$41,001 Avg Salary
$24,858 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for subject specific ed majors pursuing an online .

#1

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

Our 2023 rankings named Valley City State University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for teacher education subject specific students. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Valley City.

Subject Specific Ed majors at Valley City State University take out an average of $26,105 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Plains States Region list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.

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The excellent online programs at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the Plains States Region . MCC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at MCC accumulate an average of around $9,500 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Iowa Area Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Plains States Region list. North Iowa Area Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Mason City.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means State Fair Community College is a great place for teacher education subject specific students pursuing an online degree. Located in the town of Sedalia, State Fair Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from Minnesota State Mankato carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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With a ranking of #7, The College of Saint Scholastica did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#9

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

St Catherine University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Plains States Region list. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from St. Kate's carry an average student debtload of $28,000.

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With a ranking of #10, Fort Hays State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students. FHSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

Subject Specific Ed majors at FHSU take out an average of $22,375 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $207.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,189
Kansas 711
Minnesota 1,158
Iowa 599
South Dakota 198
North Dakota 312
Nebraska 451

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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
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

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 25 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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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