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2023 Best Education Schools in Wisconsin

18 Colleges
$41,877 Avg Salary
$26,819 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 2,679 degrees and certificates from a Wisconsin school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Schools in Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Education Schools in Wisconsin

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Education Schools

#1

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Our analysis found Wisconsin Lutheran College to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a degree in Wisconsin. Located in the city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Carroll University

Waukesha, WI

The excellent programs at Carroll University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Wisconsin. Carroll U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waukesha.

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#3

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Carthage College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Education Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, Carthage is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

The excellent programs at Viterbo University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Wisconsin. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is a great place for education students. UW - La Crosse is a large public school located in the city of La Crosse.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - River Falls did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students. Located in the town of River Falls, UW - River Falls is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

With a ranking of #8, Marquette University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Schools in Wisconsin ranking. UW - Stout is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Menomonie.

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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Schools in Wisconsin ranking. UW - Whitewater is a fairly large public school located in the town of Whitewater.

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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
Michigan 2,978

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 18 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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