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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 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best school in the Great Lakes Region for general education students working on their graduate certificate. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh 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 city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public college with a 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 large public school located in the town of Oxford.

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

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With a ranking of #8, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

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Purdue University Northwest ranked #9 on this year’s Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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