2023 Most Popular 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.
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The Most Popular 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 76 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 15% Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found American College of Education to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . American College of Education is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
Women make up 64% of the education majors at the school.
Out of the 76 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.
About 66% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 34% are male.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Concordia University, Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 83 students majoring in education at Concordia University, Chicago, 36% are male and 64% are female.
Out of the 76 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 77 students majoring in education at NLU, 29% are male and 71% are female.
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 doctor’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
Of the 75 students majoring in education at UIUC, 31% are male and 69% are female.
Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
About 70% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 30% are male.
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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.
About 71% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 29% are male.
Northern Illinois University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 56 students majoring in education at NIU, 38% are male and 63% are female.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree education programs. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
About 60% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 40% are male.
Oakland University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland is a large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.
About 72% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 28% are male.
Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
Of the 38 students majoring in education at Purdue, 24% are male and 76% are female.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Ohio University - Athens Campus | Athens, OH |
| 12 | University of Toledo | Toledo, OH |
| 14 | Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 14 | Wayne State University | Detroit, MI |
Best Education Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 6,636 |
| Indiana | 8,353 |
| Ohio | 3,830 |
| Wisconsin | 2,679 |
| Michigan | 2,978 |
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.
- 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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