If you pursue a degree in educational/instructional technology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #109 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Educational/Instructional Technology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 606 degrees in educational/instructional technology to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Educational/Instructional Technology School
The educational/instructional technology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Educational/Instructional Technology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for educational/instructional technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Educational/Instructional Technology Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Educational/Instructional Technology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Educational/Instructional Technology in the Plains States Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the educational/instructional technology degree levels they offer.
Top Plains States Region Schools in Educational/Instructional Technology
Missouri State University - Springfield is a good option for students interested in a degree in educational/instructional technology. Missouri State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Springfield. A Best Colleges rank of #575 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Missouri State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 24 educational/instructional technology students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Concordia University, Saint Paul if you wish to pursue a degree in educational/instructional technology. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 45th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 23 educational/instructional technology students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Saint Paul in the most recent year we have data available.
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Every student pursuing a degree in educational/instructional technology needs to look into University of Central Missouri. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 21st out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 24 educational/instructional technology students who graduated with this degree at UCM in the most recent year we have data available.
Emporia State University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in educational/instructional technology. Located in the town of Emporia, ESU is a public university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1032 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ESU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 29 educational/instructional technology students who graduated with this degree at ESU in the most recent data year.
Northwest is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Maryville. A Best Colleges rank of #938 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northwest is a great university overall.
There were roughly 60 educational/instructional technology students who graduated with this degree at Northwest in the most recent year we have data available.
Pitt State is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Pittsburg. This university ranks 12th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were about 41 educational/instructional technology students who graduated with this degree at Pitt State in the most recent year we have data available.
BVU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the remote town of Storm Lake. This university ranks 30th out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 10 educational/instructional technology students who graduated with this degree at BVU in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 26th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were approximately 83 educational/instructional technology students who graduated with this degree at FHSU in the most recent data year.
Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Parkville. A Best Colleges rank of #751 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Park University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 21 educational/instructional technology students who graduated with this degree at Park University in the most recent year we have data available.
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Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The educational/instructional technology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Educational/Instructional Technology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for educational/instructional technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
