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2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 44 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Our analysis found Ball State University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

Women make up 91% of the education majors at the school.

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#2

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American College of Education is a great place for education students working on their online graduate certificate. American College of Education is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Of the 289 students majoring in education at American College of Education, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#3

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

Out of the 44 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Viterbo University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Crosse.

About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#4

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Butler is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 93% of the education majors at the school.

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#5

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Out of the 44 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Olivet Nazarene University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.

About 75% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 25% are male.

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National Louis University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate 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.

About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#7

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate education programs. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 69% of the education majors at the school.

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#9

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate education programs. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 71% of the education majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 56% of the education majors at the school.

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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 27 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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