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2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

The Most Popular Online Education Doctor's Degree 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 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

#1

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named American College of Education the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for education students working on their doctor’s degree. American College of Education is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 64% of the education majors at the school.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Out of the 18 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 83 students majoring in education at Concordia University, Chicago, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of St Francis 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 suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in education at University of Saint Francis, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#4

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edgewood College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Edgewood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Madison.

Of the 26 students majoring in education at Edgewood, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Cardinal Stritch University is a great place for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. Cardinal Stritch is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Milwaukee.

Women make up 68% of the education majors at the school.

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The University of Findlay ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Findlay, Findlay is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 31% are male.

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#7

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

With a ranking of #7, Andrews University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online doctor’s degree. Andrews is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Berrien Springs.

Of the 15 students majoring in education at Andrews, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 64% of the education majors at the school.

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#9

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, MI

Cornerstone University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cornerstone is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids.

Of the 7 students majoring in education at Cornerstone, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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National Louis University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 77 students majoring in education at NLU, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Explore the most popular online 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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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.

  • 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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