2023 Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
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The Best Teaching Graduate Certificate 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 59 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named Valley City State University the best school in the Plains States Region for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,849 in student loans.
Valley City State University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Out of the 59 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 2 spot on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Minnesota State Mankato. During the 2019-2020 year, about 40% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northwestern College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in the Plains States Region .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at NWC. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 94% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bethel University Minnesota is a great place for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Bethel University Minnesota. During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Minot State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in the Plains States Region .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at MSU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #6, Winona State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Winona State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 66% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #7, Mayville State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
Mayville State University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Midland University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
One thing to take note of is that Midland U does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 26% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of North Dakota ranked #9 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UND. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
St Catherine University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at St. Kate’s. In fact, around 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Kansas ranked #11 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at KU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 69% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Mizzou. During the 2019-2020 year, about 67% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Graduate Certificate recipients from UNL accumulate an average of $23,815 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNL does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 48% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Iowa State University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at Iowa State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 54% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Bemidji State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Bemidji State University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that UMN Duluth does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Wayne State College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since WSC does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #18 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Iowa, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 33% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #19, Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at MSU Moorhead. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #20, Creighton University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
Online graduate courses are available at Creighton, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 50% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The College of Saint Scholastica landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
Online graduate courses are available at St. Scholastica, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 50% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Saint Cloud State University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
St. Cloud State University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 43% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Hamline University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at Hamline, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 78% took at least some of their classes online.
Kansas State University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at K -State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 52% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at North Dakota State University. In fact, around 20% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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