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

52 Colleges
$21,471 Avg Salary
$16,716 Avg Student Debt

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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large 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 very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Of the 94 students majoring in education at UC, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly 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 midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in education at NWTC, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the 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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#7

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Madonna University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Elgin Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate education programs. Located in the midsize city of Elgin, ECC is a public college with a moderately-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 town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college 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 medium-sized city of Green Bay.

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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 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.

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