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2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 4th in Michigan. In fact, 2,978 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Michigan 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

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

Women make up 74% of the education majors at the school.

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#2

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davenport University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Davenport University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Rapids.

Women make up 55% of the education majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Michigan. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Michigan University is a great place for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#3

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Oakland University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Michigan. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#6

Adrian College

Adrian, MI

Adrian College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the town of Adrian, Adrian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

Women make up 66% of the education majors at the school.

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#7

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

Andrews University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate education programs. Located in the town of Berrien Springs, Andrews is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in education at Andrews, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 6,636
Indiana 8,353
Ohio 3,830
Wisconsin 2,679

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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

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 8 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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