2023 Best Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Education Master's Degree 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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 117 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
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Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wisconsin Lutheran College is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
The excellent master’s degree programs at North Central College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The excellent master’s degree 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 large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
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With a ranking of #6, Carroll University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their master’s degree. 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 #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree education programs. Carthage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.
Bradley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.
Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
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With a ranking of #10, Lewis University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse ranked #11 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Dominican University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree 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.
University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #15, Olivet Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.
Viterbo University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Crosse.
Ball State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Aurora University | Aurora, IL |
| 19 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
| 20 | University of Wisconsin - River Falls | River Falls, WI |
| 21 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 22 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
| 23 | Elmhurst University | Elmhurst, IL |
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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