2023 Best Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 149 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students.
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Top Master's Degree 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 master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Northwestern does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 2% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Notre Dame helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in the Great Lakes Region .
Online graduate courses are available at Notre Dame, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 45% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in the Great Lakes Region .
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kettering University is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Kettering. During the 2019-2020 year, about 92% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
UIUC does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 90% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at U-M. During the 2019-2020 year, about 74% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Wisconsin Lutheran College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at WLC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #8 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
UW - Madison does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Purdue. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 60% took at least some of their classes online.
Milwaukee School of Engineering ranked #10 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at MSOE. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 31% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse ranked #11 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
UW - La Crosse does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Michigan State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Michigan State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 65% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Michigan Technological University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Michigan Tech does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 30% took at least some of their classes online.
Marquette University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Marquette. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 58% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Carroll University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at Carroll U, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 32% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #16, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at IU Bloomington. During the 2019-2020 year, about 74% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Case Western Reserve University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list.
Case Western does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 17% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of St Francis landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Online graduate courses are available at University of Saint Francis, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 89% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #19, University of Wisconsin - Platteville did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at UW - Platteville, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 94% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, Trine is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
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The University of Findlay came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Findlay, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 49% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Wisconsin - River Falls ranked #22 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UW - River Falls does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 92% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Dayton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UDayton. In fact, around 45% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Illinois State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Illinois State. In fact, around 81% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #25, Carthage College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Carthage does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 62% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Honorable Mentions
These schools also performed well in our best schools ranking:
| Rank | School | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | University of Wisconsin - Stout | Menomonie, WI |
| 27 | Ball State University | Muncie, IN |
| 28 | Mount Mary University | Milwaukee, WI |
| 29 | Ohio State University - Main Campus | Columbus, OH |
| 30 | University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire | Eau Claire, 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%.
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