2023 Best Schools in the Great Lakes Region
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 157 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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Top Schools in the Great Lakes Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for students working on their degree.
The excellent programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in the Great Lakes Region .
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Notre Dame is a great place for students.
Out of the 157 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kettering University landed the # 4 spot on the list.
The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in the Great Lakes Region .
Wisconsin Lutheran College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #6 on the list.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Michigan Technological University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Milwaukee School of Engineering landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
With a ranking of #12, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
Michigan State University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
University of St Francis ranked #14 on this year’s Best Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Carroll University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #15 on the list.
Marquette University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #17 on the list.
University of Wisconsin - Platteville came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Case Western Reserve University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
With a ranking of #20, Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
The University of Findlay ranked #21 on this year’s Best Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Viterbo University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
University of Wisconsin - River Falls came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
University of Dayton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #24 on the list.
Ball State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #25 on the list.
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Honorable Mentions
These schools also performed well in our best schools ranking:
| Rank | School | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
| 27 | Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais, IL |
| 28 | Carthage College | Kenosha, WI |
| 29 | University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire | Eau Claire, WI |
| 30 | University of Wisconsin - Stout | Menomonie, WI |
| 31 | Bradley University | Peoria, IL |
| 32 | Mount Mary University | Milwaukee, WI |
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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