by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 4,887 people earned their degree in other education, making the major the 178th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 538 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 89 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,858 and $37,352 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in other education. That schools that top this list have a program in other education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Newman University landed the #1 spot on the list. Newman University is a small school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 17 masters’s other education 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Graceland University - Lamoni. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Plains States Region. Graceland Lamoni is a small school located in Lamoni, Iowa that handed out 0 masters’s other education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Mercy University landed the #3 spot on the list. Mount Mercy is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 Other Education at Mount Mercy University
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburg, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s other education students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 Other Education at Pittsburg State University
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 23 masters’s other education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read full report on Other Education at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
University of Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 21 masters’s other education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UST MN is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 masters’s other education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other education degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Education at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
University of Central Missouri came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UCM is a fairly large school located in Warrensburg, Missouri that handed out 56 masters’s other education degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 Other Education at University of Central Missouri
Morningside College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Sioux City, Iowa, and it awarded 0 masters’s other education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Webster University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Webster University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 masters’s other education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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