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2024 Best Reading Teacher Education Schools in the Plains States Region

27 Colleges in the Plains States Region
579 Reading Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in reading teacher education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #129 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 27 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of reading teacher education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 579 degrees in reading teacher education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Reading Teacher Education School

Best Reading Teacher Education Schools in the Plains States Region Your choice of reading teacher education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for reading teacher education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Reading Teacher Education Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Reading Teacher Education
Doctor's Degrees in Reading Teacher Education

The reading teacher education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Reading Teacher Education Schools in the Plains States Region. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Reading Teacher Education in the Plains States Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the reading teacher education degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Plains States Region Schools in Reading Teacher Education

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in reading teacher education needs to check out University of Iowa. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.

There were about 2 reading teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in reading teacher education from University of Iowa

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Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MN
45 Reading Teacher Education Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Hamline University if you want to pursue a degree in reading teacher education. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul. A Best Colleges rank of #365 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Hamline is a great university overall.

There were roughly 45 reading teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Hamline in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in reading teacher education from Hamline University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MN
43 Reading Teacher Education Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in reading teacher education needs to take a look at Minnesota State University - Mankato. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public university located in the city of Mankato. A Best Colleges rank of #351 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Minnesota State Mankato is a great university overall.

There were about 43 reading teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent data year.

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Capella University
Minneapolis, MN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN
42 Reading Teacher Education Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in reading teacher education needs to take a look at Capella University. Capella University is a very large private for-profit university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #145 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Capella University is a great university overall.

There were about 42 reading teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Capella University in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
57 Reading Teacher Education Degrees Awarded

Northwest is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Maryville. This university ranks 19th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were approximately 57 reading teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Northwest in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IA

UNI is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Cedar Falls. A Best Colleges rank of #199 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNI is a great university overall.

There were about 4 reading teacher education students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in reading teacher education from University of Northern Iowa

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In ND
31.8% Growth in Graduates

UND is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Grand Forks. A Best Colleges rank of #218 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UND is a great university overall.

There were roughly 22 reading teacher education students who graduated with this degree at UND in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in reading teacher education from University of North Dakota

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Morningside College
Sioux City, IA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA
81.8% Growth in Graduates

Morningside is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Sioux City. A Best Colleges rank of #438 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Morningside is a great college overall.

There were about 11 reading teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Morningside in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Mary
Bismarck, ND
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In ND

UMary is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Bismarck. A Best Colleges rank of #312 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMary is a great university overall.

There were roughly 2 reading teacher education students who graduated with this degree at UMary in the most recent data year.

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Webster University
Saint Louis, MO
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MO

Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #219 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Webster is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 reading teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Webster in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Reading Teacher Education Colleges by State

Explore the best reading teacher education colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 742 105
Missouri 693 177
Iowa 648 27
Kansas 599 1
Nebraska 500 32
North Dakota 416 24
South Dakota 381 18

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Reading Teacher Education is one of 37 different types of Teacher Education Subject Specific programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 969
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 640
Music Education 562
English & Language Arts Education 268
Agricultural Teacher Education 243
Mathematics Education 240
Social Studies Education 201
Art Education 168
Science Education 168
Health Education 105

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