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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Great Lakes Region

79 Colleges
$41,773 Avg Salary
$26,569 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, teacher education subject specific was ranked #14 in the country. In fact 20,616 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 79 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges.

Top 15% Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#2

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Viterbo University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means VanderCook College of Music is a great place for teacher education subject specific students. VanderCook College of Music is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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Loyola University Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best teacher education subject specific programs. UW - La Crosse is a large public school located in the city of La Crosse.

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#9

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #9 on the list. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#11

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Olivet Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
12 University of Wisconsin - River Falls River Falls, WI
13 University of Wisconsin - Stout Menomonie, WI
14 Lewis University Romeoville, IL
15 Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, IL

Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 304
Illinois 788
Ohio 729
Indiana 1,011
Wisconsin 270

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Subject Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Aparajita Datta.

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