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

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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.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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.

Check out the subject specific ed basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Western Iowa Tech Community College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their basic certificate. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.

Of the 64 students majoring in subject specific ed at Western Iowa Tech Community College, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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#2

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valley City State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Valley City.

Of the 62 students majoring in subject specific ed at Valley City State University, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Iowa Area Community College is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their basic certificate. North Iowa Area Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Mason City.

About 48% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 52% are male.

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Out of the 23 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bemidji State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.

Of the 23 students majoring in subject specific ed at Bemidji State University, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 38% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#6

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

St Catherine University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate teacher education subject specific programs. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

Women make up 25% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

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Wichita State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular 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 fairly large student population.

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Riverland Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the town of Austin, Riverland Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 33% 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 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

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 23 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.

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