by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 110,226 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, teacher education grade specific graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,970 and had an average of $24,228 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 10,661 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,353 and $27,224 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 86 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education grade specific. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their teacher education grade specific program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The grade specific 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 for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Plains States Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #1 spot on the list. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 72 doctorate’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Plains States Region list. University of North Dakota is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s grade specific ed students in 2020-2021.
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 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s grade specific ed degrees to 1 students 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.
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