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2023 Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$72,973 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Doctor's Degree School for You

General Education is the #39 most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the education doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in General Education

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the best school in the Great Lakes Region for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Great Lakes Region . UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 3 spot on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Findlay helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Findlay, Findlay is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Eastern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Michigan - Flint ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Flint, UM Flint is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree general education programs. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.

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#9

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a large student population.

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Best General Education Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 700
Ohio 706
Illinois 453
Indiana 502
Wisconsin 515

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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).
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