2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in the Plains States Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Secondary Education is the 84th most popular major in the country with 10,547 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,014 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 675 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 55 colleges that offered a degree in secondary education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their secondary education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region”.
Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cottey College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region. Nevada, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Cottey College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. NWC is located in Orange City, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Secondary Education at Northwestern College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Central University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 Secondary Education at North Central University
Out of the 55 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hannibal - LaGrange University landed the #4 spot on the list. Hannibal - LaGrange University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hannibal, Missouri. It awarded 8 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
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 Secondary Education at HLGU
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dordt University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Dordt is located in Sioux Center, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Secondary Education at Dordt
Augustana University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Augustana Sioux Falls
Tabor College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Hillsboro, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Full Tabor College Secondary Education Report
With a ranking of #8, Mount Mercy University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at Mount Mercy University
Briar Cliff University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Sioux City, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at Briar Cliff University
Benedictine College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Benedictine College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Atchison, Kansas. It awarded 13 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Benedictine College
Loras College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Dubuque, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students 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 Secondary Education at Loras
Hastings College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Hastings College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hastings, Nebraska. It awarded 6 bachelors’s secondary 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%.
Full Hastings Secondary Education Report
Missouri Southern State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. Joplin, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
Full Missouri Southern Secondary Education Report
Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 108 bachelors’s secondary teaching 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%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Missouri State
Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small school located in Seward, Nebraska that handed out 21 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees 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%.
Full Concordia University, Nebraska Secondary Education Report
University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s secondary teaching 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 Secondary Education at University of Nebraska at Omaha
Cornell College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Mount Vernon, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Cornell College
With a ranking of #18, Grand View University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Des Moines, Iowa, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Grand View University
University of Central Missouri ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Warrensburg, Missouri, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Central Missouri Secondary Education Report
Drury University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Drury University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 6 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Drury University Secondary Education Report
Westminster College Missouri came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Fulton, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Westminster College Missouri Secondary Education Report
Kansas State University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary 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 60 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about Secondary Education at K -State
With a ranking of #23, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at UMSL
Drake University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #24. Des Moines, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national 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 Secondary Education at Drake University
Fort Hays State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Hays, Kansas, this fairly large public school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at Fort Hays State University
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