2023 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in Michigan
Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You
General Education is the #40 most popular major in Michigan with 700 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan
The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top Michigan Schools for a Master's in General Education
Our analysis found Calvin University to be the best school for general education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Michigan. Calvin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Grand Rapids.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spring Arbor University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the suburb of Spring Arbor, Spring Arbor is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Michigan - Flint did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. UM Flint is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Flint.
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University of Michigan - Dearborn ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 706 |
| Illinois | 453 |
| Indiana | 502 |
| Wisconsin | 515 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Education
General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
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 7 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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