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

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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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The Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 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 Subject Specific program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

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

Of the 22 students majoring in subject specific ed at Capella University, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

Of the 3 students majoring in subject specific ed at Iowa State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Of the 2 students majoring in subject specific ed at Mizzou, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#6

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #6, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 10 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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