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2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Michigan

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

Finding the Best Education Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 5th in Michigan. In fact, 5,939 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 29 schools in Michigan to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, MI

Our analysis found Henry Ford College to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a associate degree in Michigan. Henry Ford College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dearborn.

About 89% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 11% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washtenaw Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Michigan list. Washtenaw Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ann Arbor.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bay Mills Community College is a great place for education students working on their associate degree. BMCC is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Brimley.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lansing Community College is a great place for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Lansing, LCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 17% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Muskegon Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Michigan. Muskegon Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Muskegon.

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Alpena Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Alpena, Alpena Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in education at Alpena Community College, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Kalamazoo Valley Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 70% of the education majors at the school.

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#8

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #8, Ferris State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in education at Ferris, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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Montcalm Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the rural area of Sidney, Montcalm Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#10

Mid Michigan College

Harrison, MI

Mid Michigan College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Mid Michigan College is a small public school located in the rural area of Harrison.

Women make up 86% of the education majors at the school.

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Best Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 11,570
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 29 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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