2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region
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Secondary Education is the 84th most popular major in the country with 11,071 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,142 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 64 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,161 and $15,228 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in secondary education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in secondary education.
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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region”.
Top 14 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Nebraska Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s secondary teaching students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 Secondary Education at WNCC
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. El Dorado, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s secondary teaching degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 Butler CC Secondary Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Norfolk, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s secondary teaching students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Secondary Education at Northeast Community College
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Iowa Area Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. North Iowa Area Community College is located in Mason City, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 associates’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Secondary Education at North Iowa Area Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Iowa Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Calmar, Iowa, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s secondary teaching students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 Northeast Iowa Community College Secondary Education Report
Iowa Central Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa Central Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Fort Dodge, Iowa. It awarded 3 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Iowa Central Community College
Ellsworth Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa Falls, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s secondary teaching degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Ellsworth Community College
With a ranking of #7, Southeastern Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Southeastern Community College is a small public school situated in West Burlington, Iowa. It awarded 2 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 Secondary Education at Southeastern Community College
Independence Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Independence Community College is a public institution located in Independence, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s 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%.
Read more about Secondary Education at Independence Community College
Indian Hills Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Ottumwa, Iowa, this small public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s secondary teaching students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 Indian Hills Community College Secondary Education Report
With a ranking of #7, Eastern Iowa Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Davenport, Iowa, and it awarded 3 associates’s secondary 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%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Eastern Iowa Community College District
Marshalltown Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Marshalltown, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s secondary teaching degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Secondary Education at Marshalltown Community College
Dodge City Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Dodge City Community College is a small school located in Dodge City, Kansas that handed out 2 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Dodge City Community College Secondary Education Report
Highland Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Highland Community College is a small school located in Highland, Kansas that handed out 0 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Secondary Education at Highland Community College
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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