by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 9,949 people earned their degree in teacher education, making the major the 97th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 499 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 52 teacher 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 Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their teacher education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The teacher education 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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephens College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Stephens is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Augustana University landed the #2 spot on the list. Augustana University is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
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 Teacher Education at Augustana Sioux Falls
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #3 spot on the list. Seward, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s teacher education degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Teacher Education at Concordia University, Nebraska
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dordt University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Sioux Center, Iowa, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the #5 spot on the list. Park University is a medium-sized school located in Parkville, Missouri that handed out 6 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
Read full report on Teacher Education at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Missouri Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. MBU is a small school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 1 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Hamline University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Minnesota - Duluth is a public institution located in Duluth, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Teacher Education at University of Minnesota - Duluth
William Jewell College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. William Jewell College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Liberty, Missouri. It awarded 4 bachelors’s teacher education degrees 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. 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%.
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