2025 Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Plains States Region
3Colleges in the Plains States Region
180Adult and Continuing Ed Degrees Awarded
Adult & Continuing Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #432 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 180 degrees in adult & continuing education to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Adult & Continuing Education School
Your choice of adult & continuing education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Adult & Continuing Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Adult & Continuing Education Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Adult & Continuing Education in the Plains States Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the adult and continuing ed degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Plains States Region Schools in Adult and Continuing Ed
Kansas State University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in adult & continuing education. K -State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Manhattan. A Best Colleges rank of #269 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means K -State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 31 adult & continuing education students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent data year.
Drake University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in adult & continuing education. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 5th out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 11 adult & continuing education students who graduated with this degree at Drake in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in adult & continuing education needs to take a look at Waldorf University. Located in the remote area of Forest City, Waldorf is a private for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 14th out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were roughly 16 adult & continuing education students who graduated with this degree at Waldorf in the most recent data year.
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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Your choice of adult & continuing education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Adult & Continuing Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
