by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Reading Teacher Education is the 129th most popular major in the country with 6,490 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 579 reading teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 362 reading teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 31 colleges that offered a degree in reading teacher education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their reading teacher education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree reading teacher education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Northwest is a public institution located in Maryville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 57 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northwest Missouri State University Reading Teacher Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hamline University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 23 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morningside College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Sioux City, Iowa, and it awarded 11 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Nebraska. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seward, Nebraska. It awarded 22 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read full report on Reading Teacher Education at Concordia University, Nebraska
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Black Hills State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Black Hills State University is located in Spearfish, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s reading teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Full Black Hills State University Reading Teacher Education Report
University of Sioux Falls ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Sioux Falls is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s reading teacher education degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full University of Sioux Falls Reading Teacher Education Report
With a ranking of #7, Lindenwood University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is located in Saint Charles, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’s reading teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Read more about Reading Teacher Education at Lindenwood University
Drury University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s reading teacher education students in 2020-2021.
Park University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Parkville, Missouri. It awarded 25 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Reading Teacher Education at Park University
With a ranking of #10, Evangel University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s reading teacher education students 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%.
Read full report on Reading Teacher Education at Evangel University
Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 42 masters’s reading 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%.
University of North Dakota ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s reading teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Reading Teacher Education at University of North Dakota
With a ranking of #13, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 21 masters’s reading 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 Mankato Reading Teacher Education Report
Upper Iowa University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. UIU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayette, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Reading Teacher Education at Upper Iowa University
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 7 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Reading Teacher Education Report
Mount Mercy University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. Mount Mercy is a small school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that handed out 2 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Nebraska at Omaha is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s reading teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Central Missouri ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Central Missouri is a fairly large school located in Warrensburg, Missouri that handed out 7 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Central Missouri Reading Teacher Education Report
Webster University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Webster University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read more about Reading Teacher Education at Webster University
With a ranking of #20, University of Mary did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Bismarck, North Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s reading teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
University of Northern Iowa ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education 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 masters’s reading teacher education degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, 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.
Read full report on Reading Teacher Education at University of Northern Iowa
Capella University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 18 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Walden University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Walden University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Reading Teacher Education at Walden University
Washburn University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #24. Washburn University is located in Topeka, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s reading teacher education degrees to qualified students.
University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #25. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 1 masters’s reading teacher 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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