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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Plains States Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Plains States Region

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Science Education is the 370th most popular major in the country with 1,371 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 168 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 science 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 Physical Science Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in science education. That schools that top this list have a program in science education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 12 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Science Education in the Plains States Region

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Hamline University
Saint Paul, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hamline University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical science education students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.

Full Hamline University Science Education Report

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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Kearney, Nebraska, and it awarded 13 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Science Education at University of Nebraska at Kearney

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Truman State University
Kirksville, Missouri

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Truman State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Kirksville, Missouri, and it awarded 8 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 Science Education at Truman State

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St Catherine University
Saint Paul, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Catherine University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Plains States Region list. St. Kate’s is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 5 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Science Education at St Catherine University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Maryville, Missouri, and it awarded 4 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Science Education at Northwest Missouri State University

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

University of Iowa landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 7 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Science Education at Iowa

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Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Southeast Missouri State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s physical science education degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Science Education at Southeast Missouri State University

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Iowa State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical science education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Science Education at Iowa State

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Hastings College
Hastings, Nebraska

Hastings College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Hastings is a small school located in Hastings, Nebraska that handed out 1 masters’s physical science education 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%.

Read more about Science Education at Hastings

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Minot State University
Minot, North Dakota

Minot State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Minot, North Dakota, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical science education students in 2020-2021.

Full Minot State University Science Education Report

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Bemidji State University
Bemidji, Minnesota

With a ranking of #9, Bemidji State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Bemidji, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical science education degrees to 3 students 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 full report on Science Education at Bemidji State University

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Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, South Dakota

With a ranking of #9, Dakota Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Dakota Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mitchell, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Science Education at Dakota Wesleyan University

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