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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Grade Specific Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 110,226 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, teacher education grade specific is the 6th most popular major in the United States. 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.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Grade Specific Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education grade specific. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular teacher education grade specific programs in the United States.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Grade Specific Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree grade specific ed students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Grade Specific Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 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 Most Well Attended Grade Specific Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. UND is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 8 doctorate’s grade specific ed 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%.
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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 Most Well Attended Grade Specific Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Grade Specific Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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