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 for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 3,291 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,616 and $27,696 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 335 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 49 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general education.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree education students.
Out of the 49 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Midland University landed the #1 spot on the list. Midland University is a small school located in Fremont, Nebraska that handed out 44 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harris - Stowe State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this small public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
Full Harris - Stowe State University General Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gustavus Adolphus College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region. Gustavus Adolphus is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Peter, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, 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 88%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa Wesleyan University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region. Iowa Wesleyan is located in Mount Pleasant, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethany Lutheran College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region list. BLC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Macalester College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Concordia College at Moorhead landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Concordia College at Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. It awarded 7 bachelors’s education degrees 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 ranking of #8, Bethany College Kansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Lindsborg, Kansas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Hamline University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
Missouri Valley College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Marshall, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, William Penn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region list. William Penn University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oskaloosa, Iowa. It awarded 3 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Missouri - St Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lindenwood University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Charles, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 21 students 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%.
Saint Louis University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Saint Louis University is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 31 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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 freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Webster University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Webster is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, North Central University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region list. North Central University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 General Education at North Central University
Missouri Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwest Minnesota State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Marshall, Minnesota, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southwest Minnesota State University General Education Report
Buena Vista University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Buena Vista University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Storm Lake, Iowa. It awarded 4 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Crown College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Crown is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota. It awarded 3 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Avila University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Avila University is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
Tabor College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Tabor is a small school located in Hillsboro, Kansas that handed out 1 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Peru State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Peru State College is a public institution located in Peru, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
St Olaf College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Northfield, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 20 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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