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

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Finding the Best Education Bachelor's Degree 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 228 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. BGSU is a 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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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Kent State University at Kent helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

Of the 412 students majoring in education at Kent State, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#4

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

About 75% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 25% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 344 students majoring in education at Ohio State, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Grand Valley State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 332 students majoring in education at GVSU, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 324 students majoring in education at OHIO Athens, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#9

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

About 71% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 29% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Whitewater is a fairly large public school located in the town of Whitewater.

About 77% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 23% are male.

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With a ranking of #11, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 294 students majoring in education at Miami University - Oxford, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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With a ranking of #12, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Of the 267 students majoring in education at UC, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. SIUC is a 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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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 242 students majoring in education at UWM, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#14

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI

Eastern Michigan University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree education programs. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

Women make up 81% of the education majors at the school.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Northern Illinois University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree education programs. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

Of the 227 students majoring in education at NIU, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#18

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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

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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. UW - Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Stevens Point.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

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#20

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

About 66% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 34% are male.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 12% are male.

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With a ranking of #22, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Oshkosh.

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

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#23

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 13% are male.

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With a ranking of #24, University of Wisconsin - River Falls did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of River Falls, UW - River Falls is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 23% are male.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 14% are male.

Full Education at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#29

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH
#30

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI
#30

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI
#33

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH
#34

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
35 Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL
36 Wright State University - Main Campus Dayton, OH
37 Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN
38 Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN
39 Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI
40 Purdue University Global Indianapolis, IN
40 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
40 Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI
43 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL
44 University of Wisconsin - Stout Menomonie, WI
45 University of Wisconsin - Superior Superior, WI

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 25 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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