by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 42,862 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 6,332 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 180 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in elementary education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in elementary education.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Martin Luther College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in New Ulm, Minnesota, and it awarded 64 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 180 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valley City State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Valley City State University is a small public school situated in Valley City, North Dakota. It awarded 115 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Full Valley City State University Elementary Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mayville State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Mayville, North Dakota, this small public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified ’s elementary teaching students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Mayville State University
Out of the 180 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sinte Gleska University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Mission, South Dakota, and it awarded 20 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Sinte Gleska University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Buena Vista University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region. BVU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Storm Lake, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 85 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Buena Vista University
Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayette, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 86 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Hannibal - LaGrange University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. HLGU is located in Hannibal, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 ’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Hannibal - LaGrange University
With a ranking of #8, Dordt University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Sioux Center, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 54 diplomas to qualified ’s elementary teaching students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%.
University of Northern Iowa ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Northern Iowa is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 281 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Northern State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Northern State University is a small school located in Aberdeen, South Dakota that handed out 34 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Pittsburg State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Pittsburg, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 194 degrees to qualified ’s elementary teaching 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%.
Black Hills State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. BHSU is a public institution located in Spearfish, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 54 ’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%.
Full Black Hills State University Elementary Education Report
With a ranking of #13, Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 ’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%.
Full Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies Elementary Education Report
Newman University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Newman University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 58 ’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%.
With a ranking of #15, College of Saint Benedict did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Joseph, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 31 degrees to qualified ’s elementary teaching students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
William Penn University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 41 degrees to qualified ’s elementary teaching students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at William Penn University
Baptist Bible College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #17. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s elementary teaching degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Baptist Bible College
With a ranking of #18, University of Nebraska at Kearney did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska at Kearney is a medium-sized school located in Kearney, Nebraska that handed out 111 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Chadron State College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Chadron, Nebraska, this small public school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified ’s elementary teaching students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Winona State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 132 diplomas to qualified ’s elementary teaching students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Winona State University
Hastings College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Hastings is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hastings, Nebraska. It awarded 12 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Hastings College
With a ranking of #22, Dickinson State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Dickinson, North Dakota, this small public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified ’s elementary teaching 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%.
Northwestern College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Northwestern College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Orange City, Iowa. It awarded 24 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Northwestern College
With a ranking of #24, Wichita State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Wichita State University is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 272 ’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Wartburg College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Wartburg is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waverly, Iowa. It awarded 17 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Wartburg College
Not only did these schools make the top 28 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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