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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

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

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

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 Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Michigan 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

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

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

Read full report on Education at Michigan State University

#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wayne State University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

About 83% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 17% are male.

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Out of the 18 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

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

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#4

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oakland University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Education at Oakland University Report

#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Michigan. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

About 74% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 26% are male.

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#6

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

With a ranking of #6, Saginaw Valley State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of University Center, Saginaw Valley State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 79% of the education majors at the school.

Full Education at Saginaw Valley State University Report

#7

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Davenport 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. Davenport University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids.

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

Full Education at Davenport University Report

Western Michigan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

Read full report on Education at Western Michigan University

With a ranking of #9, Northern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote 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.

Read full report on Education at Northern Michigan University

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the education majors at the school.

Full Education at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

Best Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 18 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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