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Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

9 Colleges
$47,664 Avg Salary
$26,812 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Education

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the best school for general education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Miami University - Oxford ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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Eastern Michigan University ranked #8 on this year’s Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Purdue University Northwest did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.

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Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

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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