by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 43,003 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 6,429 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 165 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 31 colleges that offered a degree in elementary education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in elementary education.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Butler CC is a medium-sized school located in El Dorado, Kansas that handed out 50 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Norfolk, Nebraska, and it awarded 34 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 Northeast Community College Elementary Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Normandale Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Normandale Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bloomington, Minnesota. It awarded 26 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Normandale Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa Central Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Iowa Central Community College is a medium-sized school located in Fort Dodge, Iowa that handed out 9 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Iowa Central Community College Elementary Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dodge City Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Located in Dodge City, Kansas, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Full Dodge City Community College Elementary Education Report
With a ranking of #6, Western Nebraska Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Scottsbluff, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Western Nebraska Community College
With a ranking of #7, Oglala Lakota College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Oglala Lakota College is a small public school situated in Kyle, South Dakota. It awarded 5 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Oglala Lakota College
With a ranking of #7, Haskell Indian Nations University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Haskell Indian Nations University is a small public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 5 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Haskell Indian Nations University
With a ranking of #9, Indian Hills Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. IHCC is located in Ottumwa, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Century College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Des Moines Area Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Ankeny, Iowa, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
United Tribes Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. United Tribes Technical College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bismarck, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full United Tribes Technical College Elementary Education Report
With a ranking of #11, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Located in Cloquet, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Full St Cloud Technical and Community College Elementary Education Report
Marshalltown Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #15. Marshalltown Community College is located in Marshalltown, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Marshalltown Community College
North Iowa Area Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #15. North Iowa Area Community College is a small school located in Mason City, Iowa that handed out 1 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at North Iowa Area Community College
Northeast Iowa Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. NICC is a public institution located in Calmar, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Northeast Iowa Community College
Ellsworth Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #15. This small school is located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 1 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Creston, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Southwestern Community College
Hawkeye Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #15. Hawkeye Community College is located in Waterloo, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #21, Inver Hills Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. IHCC is a public institution located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Minnesota West Community and Technical College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Minnesota West Community and Technical College is a small school located in Granite Falls, Minnesota that handed out 0 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Southeastern Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. Southeastern Community College is a public institution located in West Burlington, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Southeastern Community College
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in New Town, North Dakota, and it awarded 1 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College Elementary Education Report
Anoka-Ramsey Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Full Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus Elementary Education Report
With a ranking of #21, Sinte Gleska University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Sinte Gleska University is a public institution located in Mission, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Independence Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Independence Community College is a public institution located in Independence, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Independence Community College
With a ranking of #21, Minneapolis Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 0 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Highland Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Highland, Kansas, and it awarded 0 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Highland Community College
With a ranking of #21, Eastern Iowa Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Eastern Iowa Community College District is located in Davenport, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Eastern Iowa Community College District
Ridgewater College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Willmar, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
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