2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Most Popular Online 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 46 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones had the most popular online graduate certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 273 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 85% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Capella University is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in the Plains States Region . Located in Mankato, Minnesota, the fairly large public school handed out 240 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 40% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at The College of Saint Scholastica helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in the Plains States Region . Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 109 students in 2020-2021.
Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 50% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Midland University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Fremont, Nebraska, and it awarded 82 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 93% were women.
Around 26% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Concordia University, Saint Paul ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 80 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 63% were women.
Around 94% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 101 students in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 67% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Hamline University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 140 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.
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.
With a ranking of #9, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Kansas State University is a large public school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 71 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 52% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Kansas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 61 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 90% were women.
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.
Creighton University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Creighton is located in Omaha, Nebraska and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 82 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 50% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMSL is a public institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 49 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 94% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 71% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Pittsburg State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Pittsburg, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 48 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.
Southeast Missouri State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, the medium-sized public school awarded 67 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.
Around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Moorhead, Minnesota, the medium-sized public school handed out 33 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Bethel University Minnesota came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 87% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 79% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Northwest Missouri State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Maryville, Missouri, the medium-sized public school awarded 51 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 61% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 86% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Central Missouri landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs. UCM is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 75 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 81% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 46% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #19, Wichita State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. WSU is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 37% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Fort Hays State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #20 on the list. Hays, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 93% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #21 on the list. This large public school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 121 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 72% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
St Catherine University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 95% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Seward, Nebraska, and it awarded 17 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Concordia University, Nebraska are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Valley City State University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Valley City, North Dakota, the small public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Valley City State University accumulate an average of $22,849 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 81% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Valley City State University is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Wayne State College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. WSC is located in Wayne, Nebraska and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 7% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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