by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,395 people earned their degree in mathematics education, making the major the 204th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 240 mathematics education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 44 mathematics education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in mathematics education. That schools that top this list have a program in mathematics education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Central Missouri is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s math teacher education degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 14 masters’s math teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read full report on Mathematics Education at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Truman State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Kirksville, Missouri, and it awarded 3 masters’s math 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the #4 spot on the list. Webster is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 4 masters’s math teacher education 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%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bemidji State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Bemidji State University is a small public school situated in Bemidji, Minnesota. It awarded 1 masters’s math teacher education degrees 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%.
Read more about Mathematics Education at Bemidji State University
Iowa State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 6 masters’s math teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.
Read more about Mathematics Education at Iowa State University
University of Iowa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 1 masters’s math teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
With a ranking of #8, Hastings College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Hastings is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hastings, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Northwest Missouri State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Maryville, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s math teacher education students in 2020-2021.
Drury University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Drury University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mathematics Education at Drury University
With a ranking of #8, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 8 masters’s math teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Mathematics Education Report
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