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2023 Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

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Finding the Best Education Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 2,679 degrees and certificates from a Wisconsin school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in Wisconsin 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Wisconsin. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 187 students majoring in education at UW - Madison, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Out of the 27 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the # 2 spot on the list. UW - Whitewater is a fairly large public school located in the town of Whitewater.

Women make up 67% of the education majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Superior. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the suburb of Superior, UW - Superior is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 173 students majoring in education at UW - Superior, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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Out of the 27 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Crosse.

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

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#6

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

Viterbo 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. UW Oshkosh is a large public school located in the city of Oshkosh.

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

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#8

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

Alverno College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 23% are male.

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Cardinal Stritch 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 #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Milwaukee, Cardinal Stritch is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 107 students majoring in education at Cardinal Stritch, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 24% are male.

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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
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 27 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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