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 has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,074 people earned their degree in adult and continuing education, making the major the 432nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 235 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 69 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in adult and continuing education. That schools that top this list have a program in adult and continuing education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Plains States Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree adult and continuing ed students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctorate’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 64 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Capella University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Plains States Region. K -State is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 5 doctorate’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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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