2023 Most Popular Education 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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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 179 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Great Lakes Region Schools in Education
Our 2023 rankings named American College of Education the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for education students. American College of Education is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The excellent programs at Concordia University, Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for education students. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.
Viterbo University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of La Crosse.
With a ranking of #7, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Kent State University at Kent did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a very large student population.
Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
With a ranking of #11, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
With a ranking of #12, Olivet Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.
Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #13 on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.
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Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.
Eastern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.
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University of St Francis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Oakland University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oakland is a large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.
Western Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.
Wayne State University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #21, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.
University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #23, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.
Eastern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #24 on the list. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.
With a ranking of #25, Central Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.
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Rest of the Top Most Popular Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Grand Valley State University | Allendale, MI |
| 28 | Cleveland State University | Cleveland, OH |
| 29 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
| 30 | Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global | Marion, IN |
| 31 | Bowling Green State University - Main Campus | Bowling Green, OH |
| 32 | Northeastern Illinois University | Chicago, IL |
| 33 | Aurora University | Aurora, IL |
| 34 | University of Wisconsin - Whitewater | Whitewater, WI |
| 35 | University of Dayton | Dayton, OH |
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education schools 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 |
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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