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2023 Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

13 Colleges
$21,471 Avg Salary
$16,716 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 327,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Rasmussen University - Illinois to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rockford.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#5

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ivy Tech Community College is a great place for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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Rasmussen University - Wisconsin came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Green Bay.

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Northcentral Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Waukesha County Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.

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Best Education Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 11,570
Michigan 5,939
Ohio 9,238
Illinois 10,567
Wisconsin 5,792

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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 Horadrim.

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