by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Education Philosophy Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Education Philosophy is the 261st most popular major in the country with 737 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, education philosophy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,756 and had an average of $18,500 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 19 education philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Education Philosophy Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in education philosophy. That schools that top this list have a program in education philosophy in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region education philosophy students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drury University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Philosophy Major in the Plains States Region list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s education philosophy degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Education Philosophy Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #2 spot on the list. KU is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 7 ’s education philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Philosophy Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 5 ’s education philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Philosophy Major in the Plains States Region list. Cedar Falls, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s education philosophy degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Education Philosophy Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 0 ’s education philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
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