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2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s

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Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor's

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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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,428 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 152 colleges that offer a degree in elementary education. To top this list, a school must have a successful elementary education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s”.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 288 bachelors’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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Elementary Education at University of Northern Iowa

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Out of the 152 schools in the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Wichita State University is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 261 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Full WSU Elementary Education Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 216 bachelors’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%.

Full Missouri State Elementary Education Report

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Out of the 152 schools in the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 195 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Iowa State Elementary Education Report

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 149 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read full report on Elementary Education at K -State

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Fort Hays State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Hays, Kansas, and it awarded 141 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Elementary Education at FHSU

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Winona State University
Winona, Minnesota

Winona State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Winona State is a medium-sized public school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 138 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

Full Winona State Elementary Education Report

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

University of Iowa ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 133 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Iowa

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Northwest Missouri State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Northwest Missouri State University is a public institution located in Maryville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 125 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Northwest

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University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 115 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.

Read full report on Elementary Education at University of Nebraska at Omaha

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University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Nebraska at Kearney is a public institution located in Kearney, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 107 bachelors’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 UNK Elementary Education Report

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University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri

University of Central Missouri did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. This fairly large school is located in Warrensburg, Missouri, and it awarded 103 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Central Missouri Elementary Education Report

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Valley City State University
Valley City, North Dakota

Valley City State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Valley City State University is a small school located in Valley City, North Dakota that handed out 103 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Valley City State University

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 100 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Elementary Education at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 95 bachelors’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%.

Read full report on Elementary Education at University of Missouri - St Louis

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Emporia State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Emporia State University is a public institution located in Emporia, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 94 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Elementary Education at ESU

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Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayette, Missouri. It awarded 93 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Elementary Education at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies

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Upper Iowa University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Upper Iowa University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayette, Iowa. It awarded 89 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

Full UIU Elementary Education Report

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 87 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.

Full UMN Twin Cities Elementary Education Report

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With a ranking of #20, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 85 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Elementary Education at Minnesota State University - Mankato

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 84 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Elementary Education at University of Missouri - Columbia

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Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Saint Cloud State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 73 bachelors’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%.

Read more about Elementary Education at Saint Cloud State University

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Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, Iowa

Buena Vista University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Storm Lake, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 72 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, 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.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Buena Vista University

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

University of Kansas landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 70 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 Kansas

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota

University of North Dakota came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 67 bachelors’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 UND

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