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2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools in Michigan

9 Colleges
$45,727 Avg Salary
$28,279 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Education Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Michigan to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Michigan.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular online school in Michigan for education students. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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#2

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

Out of the 9 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Andrews University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Berrien Springs, Andrews is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Out of the 9 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Davenport University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Davenport University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Rapids.

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#4

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Cornerstone University is a great place for education students pursuing an online degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids, Cornerstone is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Michigan University is a great place for education students pursuing an online degree. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

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The excellent online programs at Northern Michigan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Michigan. Located in the town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

The excellent online programs at Oakland University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Michigan. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a large student population.

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#8

Adrian College

Adrian, MI

Adrian College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the distant town of Adrian, Adrian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Eastern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

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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
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 9 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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