2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Education Graduate 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.
The Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate 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 44 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Ball State University the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 473 students majoring in education at Ball State, 9% are male and 91% are female.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American College of Education is a great place for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.
Out of the 44 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Viterbo University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.
The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Butler University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Butler is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
Of the 103 students majoring in education at Butler, 7% are male and 93% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olivet Nazarene University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.
National Louis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Women make up 78% of the education majors at the school.
Concordia University, Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.
Women make up 60% of the education majors at the school.
Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
Of the 55 students majoring in education at IU Bloomington, 31% are male and 69% are female.
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Purdue University Global did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Of the 35 students majoring in education at Purdue University Global, 29% are male and 71% are female.
Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate education programs. Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.
Of the 25 students majoring in education at Wright State University - Main Campus, 44% are male and 56% are female.
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Most Popular Online Education Colleges by State
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 Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 27 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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