by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Elementary Education is the 17th most popular major in the country with 43,003 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 6,429 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 743 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 31 colleges that offered a degree in elementary education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in elementary education.
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The elementary teaching 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 for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree elementary teaching students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinte Gleska University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Mission, South Dakota, and it awarded 1 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Sinte Gleska University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Pittsburg, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 118 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. UMSL is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 87 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 164 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Kansas State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Truman State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region. Kirksville, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
MidAmerica Nazarene University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. MNU is located in Olathe, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full MidAmerica Nazarene University Elementary Education Report
University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 68 masters’s elementary teaching 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%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at University of Nebraska at Omaha
With a ranking of #8, University of Central Missouri did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. UCM is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 28 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Concordia University, Saint Paul
Southeast Missouri State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri that handed out 24 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Southeast Missouri State University
Drake University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Drake University is a small school located in Des Moines, Iowa that handed out 15 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Drury University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Drury University is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 5 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Emporia State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Emporia, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Emporia State University
University of Saint Mary landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of St. Mary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Leavenworth, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at University of Saint Mary
University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UNK is a public institution located in Kearney, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 masters’s 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%.
Full University of Nebraska at Kearney Elementary Education Report
Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 24 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. University of St Thomas Minnesota is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
University of Northern Iowa ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 16 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Elementary Education at University of Northern Iowa
University of North Dakota ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 14 masters’s elementary teaching 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 Elementary Education at University of North Dakota
Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. This large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 23 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, St Catherine University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. St Catherine University is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 4 masters’s elementary teaching 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 more about Elementary Education at St Catherine University
With a ranking of #22, Rockhurst University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Rockhurst University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 2 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Creighton University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #24, Webster University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Webster is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s 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%.
University of South Dakota came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, this medium-sized public school handed out 61 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lincoln University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Jefferson City, Missouri, this small public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Chadron State College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Chadron State College is a small public school situated in Chadron, Nebraska. It awarded 37 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Chadron State College
Hastings College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Hastings, Nebraska, and it awarded 21 masters’s elementary teaching 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%.
Iowa State University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 195 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 Iowa ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 133 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Northwest Missouri State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Maryville, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 125 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Northwest Missouri State University
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