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

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Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

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 Education Graduate Certificate 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 102 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ball State University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for education students working on their graduate certificate. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American College of Education. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. American College of Education is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the 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

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Viterbo University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the Great Lakes Region . 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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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the Great Lakes Region . IWU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

Of the 119 students majoring in education at IWU, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Out of the 102 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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With a ranking of #6, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 110 students majoring in education at UC, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#7

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

Butler University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Butler is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 82 students majoring in education at Michigan State, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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#9

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

With a ranking of #9, Olivet Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

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

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#10

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

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

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#11

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 83% of the education majors at the school.

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Kent State University at Kent did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#13

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI

With a ranking of #13, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 65 students majoring in education at Eastern Michigan, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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#14

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

Alverno College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Of the 56 students majoring in education at Alverno, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Education students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
16 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
17 University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI
18 Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI
19 Concordia University, Chicago River Forest, IL
20 Illinois State University Normal, IL

Best Education Colleges by State

Explore the best education colleges 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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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