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

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Finding the Best Education Doctor'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.

The Most Popular Education Doctor'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. This report analyzed 76 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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.

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

#1

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found American College of Education to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 181 students majoring in education at American College of Education, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Women make up 66% of the education majors at the school.

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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

About 64% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 36% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means National Louis University is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 31% are male.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #7, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

Women make up 71% of the education majors at the school.

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Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

About 63% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 38% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#10

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 72% of the education majors at the school.

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#11

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 24% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Education students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Ohio University - Athens Campus Athens, OH
12 University of Toledo Toledo, OH
14 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
14 Wayne State University Detroit, MI

Best Education Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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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