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2023 Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

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Finding the Best Education Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in Michigan to see which master'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.

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

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Michigan. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Women make up 81% of the education majors at the school.

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Out of the 27 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

Of the 257 students majoring in education at WMU, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Read full report on Education at Western Michigan University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Grand Valley State University is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

Full Education at Grand Valley State University Report

#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 86% of the education majors at the school.

Read full report on Education at Oakland University

#6

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

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#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.

Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.

Read full report on Education at Wayne State University

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 146 students majoring in education at U-M, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Full Education at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

University of Michigan - Flint ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. UM Flint is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Flint.

Of the 80 students majoring in education at UM Flint, 19% are male and 81% are female.

Full Education at University of Michigan - Flint Report

University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.

Read full report on Education at University of Michigan - Dearborn

Best Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Schools 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 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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