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 has developed its “Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 “Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 31 colleges that offered a degree in reading teacher education. To top this list, a school must have a successful reading teacher education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree reading teacher education students.
Out of the 31 schools in the Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Maryville, Missouri that handed out 57 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 26 degrees to qualified masters’s reading teacher education students in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Park University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Parkville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 31 schools in the Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamline University landed the #5 spot on the list. Hamline is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 23 masters’s reading 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%.
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Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Seward, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s reading teacher education degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Concordia University, Nebraska Reading Teacher Education Report
University of North Dakota did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. University of North Dakota is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees 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%.
Read more about Reading Teacher Education at University of North Dakota
With a ranking of #8, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and 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%.
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With a ranking of #9, Capella University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Walden University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Walden University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 13 masters’s reading teacher education degrees 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%.
Morningside College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Sioux City, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s reading teacher education degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. UNOMAHA is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 10 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 University of Nebraska at Omaha Reading Teacher Education Report
With a ranking of #12, Black Hills State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Spearfish, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s reading teacher education degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
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Webster University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Webster University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 8 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Upper Iowa University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. 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.
University of Sioux Falls came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 8 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Sioux Falls Reading Teacher Education Report
With a ranking of #17, University of Central Missouri did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. University of Central Missouri is a fairly large public school situated in Warrensburg, Missouri. It awarded 7 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. SMU MN is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s 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
With a ranking of #19, Drury University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 6 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, Evangel University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Evangel University is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 5 masters’s reading teacher education 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%.
University of Northern Iowa did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #21. 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.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
With a ranking of #22, University of Mary did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. UMary is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s reading teacher education degrees to qualified students.
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 Iowa came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s reading teacher education degrees to 2 students 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%.
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Mount Mercy University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s reading teacher education degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #25, Washburn University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Washburn University is a medium-sized school located in Topeka, Kansas that handed out 1 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #25, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s reading teacher education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #25, University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. UST MN is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s reading teacher education degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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