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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 102 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Our analysis found Ball State University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 473 students majoring in education at Ball State, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#2

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American College of Education is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#3

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Viterbo University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 38% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at National Louis University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the Great Lakes Region . NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 78% of the education majors at the school.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#7

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

Butler University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Butler is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Of the 103 students majoring in education at Butler, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #8, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

About 74% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 26% are male.

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#9

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Olivet Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the 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.

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#10

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 67% of the education majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #11, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Kent State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

Women make up 82% of the education majors at the school.

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#11

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

Of the 72 students majoring in education at Wayne State, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#13

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI

Eastern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

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

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#14

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

Alverno College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

Of the 55 students majoring in education at IU Bloomington, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
16 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
17 University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI
18 Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI
19 Concordia University, Chicago River Forest, IL
20 Illinois State University Normal, IL

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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