by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 29,389 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States. In , general education graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $48,787 and had an average of $30,979 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 3,338 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,616 and $31,432 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 106 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,161 and $15,228 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in general education. That schools that top this list have a program in general education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree education students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Highland Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Highland Community College is a small public school situated in Highland, Kansas. It awarded 42 associates’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Inver Hills Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region. Inver Hills Community College is a small public school situated in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. It awarded 3 associates’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at Inver Hills Community College
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emmaus Bible College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Dubuque, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Barton County Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region. Great Bend, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at Barton Community College
Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Education at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
North Hennepin Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and it awarded 15 associates’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full North Hennepin Community College General Education Report
With a ranking of #8, Century College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Century College is a medium-sized public school situated in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. It awarded 8 associates’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Drury University - CCPS is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Education at Drury University - CCPS
With a ranking of #10, Southwest Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bolivar, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at Southwest Baptist University
With a ranking of #11, Northeast Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Northeast is located in Norfolk, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Normandale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Normandale Community College is a public institution located in Bloomington, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Education at Normandale Community College
Butler Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in El Dorado, Kansas, and it awarded 0 associates’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Education at Butler Community College
Little Priest Tribal College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Winnebago, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on General Education at Little Priest Tribal College
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