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

22 Colleges
$19,766 Avg Salary
$9,571 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree 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.

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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Subject Specific program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Ozarks Technical Community College to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, OTC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 98 students majoring in subject specific ed at OTC, 12% are male and 88% are female.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at OTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,963.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the Plains States Region . MCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

Of the 57 students majoring in subject specific ed at MCC, 16% are male and 84% are female.

Subject Specific Ed majors at MCC take out an average of $13,008 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

Mineral Area College

Park Hills, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mineral Area College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. MAC is a small public school located in the town of Park Hills.

Of the 48 students majoring in subject specific ed at MAC, 29% are male and 71% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, subject specific ed graduates from MAC carry an average student debt load of $13,154.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Moberly Area Community College is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. MACC is a small public school located in the distant town of Moberly.

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

Subject Specific Ed majors at MACC take out an average of $10,229 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 22 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, State Fair Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Sedalia, State Fair Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at State Fair Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,270.

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#6

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO

Three Rivers College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Three Rivers College is a small public school located in the town of Poplar Bluff.

About 83% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 18% are male.

Subject Specific Ed majors at Three Rivers College take out an average of $15,873 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#7

Crowder College

Neosho, MO

Crowder College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Neosho, Crowder College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 92% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, subject specific ed graduates from Crowder College carry an average student debt load of $10,102.

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#8

East Central College

Union, MO

East Central College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree teacher education subject specific programs. East Central College is a small public school located in the rural area of Union.

Women make up 79% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#9

St Charles Community College

Cottleville, MO

With a ranking of #9, St Charles Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. SCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Cottleville.

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

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With a ranking of #10, Missouri State University - West Plains did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. Missouri State West Plains is a small public school located in the remote town of West Plains.

Women make up 77% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific colleges 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

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 22 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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