2023 Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Education Undergraduate 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 52 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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.
2023 Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 94% of the education majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great place for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
Of the 94 students majoring in education at UC, 5% are male and 95% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global is a great place for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit school 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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Out of the 52 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 45 students majoring in education at NWTC, 7% are male and 93% are female.
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Out of the 52 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 97% of the education majors at the school.
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Rasmussen University - Illinois came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rockford.
About 96% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 4% are male.
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Madonna University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Elgin Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Elgin, ECC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Miami University - Oxford came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a large student population.
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Rasmussen University - Wisconsin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 11,570 |
| Michigan | 5,939 |
| Ohio | 9,238 |
| Illinois | 10,567 |
| Wisconsin | 5,792 |
Education Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 52 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.