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2023 Most Popular Online Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

21 Colleges
$36,000 Avg Salary
$25,925 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 Bachelor's 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. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

Our analysis found National Louis University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 98% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 2% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for education students working on their online bachelor’s degree. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

Women make up 57% of the education majors at the school.

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#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Purdue University Global helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Of the 130 students majoring in education at Purdue University Global, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Great Lakes Region . BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

Women make up 74% of the education majors at the school.

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#5

Rochester University

Rochester Hills, MI

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Rochester University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Great Lakes Region . RU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

Of the 77 students majoring in education at RU, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 16% are male.

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#7

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

Saint Mary of the Woods, IN

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Saint Mary of the Woods, SMWC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Menomonie.

Women make up 60% of the education majors at the school.

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Bay Mills Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Brimley, BMCC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in education at BMCC, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#10

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

With a ranking of #10, Franklin University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Franklin University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Columbus.

About 73% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 27% are male.

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Explore the most popular online education colleges 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 21 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.

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