by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Teacher Education is the 97th most popular major in the country with 9,949 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 499 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 26 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular teacher education programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamline University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s teacher education degrees to 88 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, 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 Friends University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 53 diplomas to qualified ’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Charles, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 49 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, 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 The College of Saint Scholastica. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region. The College of Saint Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Duluth, Minnesota. It awarded 93 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Teacher Education at The College of Saint Scholastica
Out of the 26 schools in the Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Central Missouri is a fairly large public school situated in Warrensburg, Missouri. It awarded 40 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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College of Saint Mary landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 27 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State is a large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 17 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Read more about Teacher Education at Missouri State University - Springfield
North Central Missouri College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. North Central Missouri College is a small school located in Trenton, Missouri that handed out 16 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Central Missouri College Teacher Education Report
Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Seward, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified ’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Concordia University, Nebraska Teacher Education Report
North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s teacher education degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
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 Teacher Education at North Dakota State University
Augustana University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Augustana Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It awarded 12 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s teacher education degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, 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.
With a ranking of #13, Emporia State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Emporia, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified ’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Teacher Education at Emporia State University
University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. University of St Thomas Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 more about Teacher Education at University of St Thomas Minnesota
Stephens College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Stephens College is a small school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 7 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Simpson College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Simpson College is a small school located in Indianola, Iowa that handed out 6 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Park University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. Parkville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s teacher education degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Dordt University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Sioux Center, Iowa, and it awarded 4 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
William Jewell College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #18. William Jewell College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Liberty, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Three Rivers College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. Poplar Bluff, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s teacher education degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Missouri Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Missouri Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Iowa ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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.
Saint Ambrose University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #23. Davenport, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s teacher education degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s teacher education degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Read full report on Teacher Education at Maryville University of Saint Louis
University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Minnesota - Duluth Teacher Education Report
With a ranking of #23, McPherson College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. McPherson, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s teacher education degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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