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2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

15 Colleges
$47,664 Avg Salary
$26,812 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general education was ranked #12 in the country. In fact 21,189 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Whitewater the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for general education students working on their graduate certificate. UW - Whitewater is a fairly large public school located in the town of Whitewater.

About 95% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 5% are male.

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#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 14% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Miami University - Oxford helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in education at Miami University - Oxford, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Ball State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the education majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in education at UIUC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Purdue University Northwest did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Eastern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their graduate certificate. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Oshkosh.

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#10

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

Alverno College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 335
Illinois 363
Ohio 434
Indiana 247
Wisconsin 261

General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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