2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 199,724 education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 73 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for education students working on their graduate certificate. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
Out of the 73 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wisconsin Lutheran College landed the # 2 spot on the list. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 73 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of St Francis is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Olivet Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.
Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #7 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Eau Claire is a fairly large public school located in the city of Eau Claire.
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Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
Illinois State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Education students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bradley University | Peoria, IL |
| 12 | Adrian College | Adrian, MI |
| 13 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 14 | Viterbo University | La Crosse, WI |
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 6,636 |
| Indiana | 8,353 |
| Ohio | 3,830 |
| Wisconsin | 2,679 |
| Michigan | 2,978 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Education
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 |
Majors Similar to Education
| 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 25 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).
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