by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that 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.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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.
The adult and continuing ed 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 “Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Plains States Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region adult and continuing ed students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waldorf University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Plains States Region list. Waldorf University is a small school located in Forest City, Iowa that handed out 19 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drake University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Plains States Region list. Drake is a small school located in Des Moines, Iowa that handed out 17 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Plains States Region. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #4 spot on the list. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 108 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Plains States Region list. Park University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Parkville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified ’s adult and continuing ed students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at UMN Twin Cities
Walden University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified ’s adult and continuing ed students 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 full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Walden University
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