2023 Best Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Education 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.
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The Best Education 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 124 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a .
Top 15% Best Education Schools
Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
The excellent programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wisconsin Lutheran College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
The excellent programs at University of St Francis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Central College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
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Carroll University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Waukesha, Carroll U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Carthage College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. Carthage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha.
Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
With a ranking of #10, Bradley University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Peoria.
With a ranking of #11, Viterbo University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of La Crosse.
Olivet Nazarene University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.
Ball State University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.
Lewis University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for education students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public school with a large student population.
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Valparaiso University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Dominican University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.
Aurora University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Education students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Best Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 20 | University of Wisconsin - River Falls | River Falls, WI |
| 21 | Indiana University - Bloomington | Bloomington, IN |
| 22 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 23 | Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
| 24 | Adrian College | Adrian, MI |
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education schools 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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