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2023 Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

16 Colleges
$22,224 Avg Salary
$13,640 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Gateway Community College the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for education students working on their associate degree. Eastern Gateway Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Steubenville.

About 92% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 8% are male.

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Out of the 16 online programs at 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 midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 96% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is a great place for education students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in education at Southwest Tech, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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Out of the 16 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bay Mills Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Brimley, BMCC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in education at BMCC, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Washtenaw Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 84% of the education majors at the school.

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Northcentral Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 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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Gateway Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree education programs. Located in the suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in education at Gateway Technical College, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Chippewa Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online associate degree. CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

Women make up 96% of the education majors at the school.

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James A Rhodes State College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree education programs. Rhodes State College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Lima.

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Southern State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Southern State Community College is a small public school located in the town of Hillsboro.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 16 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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