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Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

32 Colleges
$36,000 Avg Salary
$25,925 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Bachelor's 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 Bachelor's 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 32 schools in Michigan to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Grand Valley State University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Michigan. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

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

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#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Eastern Michigan University is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Michigan. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wayne State University is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#6

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

With a ranking of #6, Saginaw Valley State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Saginaw Valley State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of University Center.

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

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Western Michigan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 163 students majoring in education at WMU, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree education programs. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

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

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Calvin University

Grand Rapids, MI

Calvin University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids, Calvin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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Northern Michigan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Northern Michigan University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Marquette.

Of the 91 students majoring in education at Northern Michigan University, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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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 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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