2024 Best Elementary Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
107
Colleges in the Plains States Region
5,428
Bachelor's Degrees
Elementary Education is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #14 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 107 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for elementary education students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 5,428 bachelor's degrees in elementary education to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Elementary Education School for Your Bachelor's Degree
The elementary teaching bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on elementary education students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other elementary education students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized elementary education related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for elementary education students working on their bachelor's degree.
More Ways to Rank Elementary Education Schools
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Elementary Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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