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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

18 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate 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.

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 Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in Michigan 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 Michigan.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular school in Michigan for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wayne State University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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Out of the 18 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan 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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#4

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Oakland University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Michigan. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

Of the 45 students majoring in education at Oakland, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Michigan. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in education at Central Michigan, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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#6

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

Saginaw Valley State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Saginaw Valley State University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of University Center.

About 79% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#7

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Davenport University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 45% are male.

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Western Michigan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

About 50% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Northern Michigan University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Northern Michigan University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Marquette.

Of the 6 students majoring in education at Northern Michigan University, 33% are male and 67% 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 18 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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