by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Education is the 142nd most popular major in the country with 4,858 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,827 and had an average of $25,433 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 585 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,589 and $25,171 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 39 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in other education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their other education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Baptist University landed the #1 spot on the list. MBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 15 doctorate’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Other Education at Missouri Baptist University
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarkson College landed the #2 spot on the list. Clarkson College is a small school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 3 doctorate’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified doctorate’s other education 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Other Education Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #4 spot on the list. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 5 doctorate’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Other Education at University of St Thomas Minnesota
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the #5 spot on the list. Webster is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Capella University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 24 doctorate’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
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