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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

13 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate 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 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 Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Adrian College

Adrian, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Adrian College the best school in Michigan for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Adrian, Adrian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 13 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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Out of the 13 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

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#5

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Ferris State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Michigan. Ferris is a large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

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#6

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan 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. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

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#7

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

With a ranking of #7, Saginaw Valley State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of University Center, Saginaw Valley State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Grand Valley State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Eastern Michigan University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

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#10

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

With a ranking of #10, Oakland University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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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 13 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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