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2023 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan

11 Colleges
$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 4th in Michigan. In fact, 2,978 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan

Check out the education doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the best school in Michigan for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, MI

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Cornerstone University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Michigan. Located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids, Cornerstone is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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#4

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Ferris is a large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Michigan. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

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#6

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

With a ranking of #6, Central Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

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#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

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#8

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Eastern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Michigan - Flint did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. UM Flint is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Flint.

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Best Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 6,636
Indiana 8,353
Ohio 3,830
Wisconsin 2,679

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Horadrim.

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