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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

18 Colleges
$47,501 Avg Salary
$19,426 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate School for You

With 110,226 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, teacher education grade specific is the #6 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for grade specific ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the best school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 2 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of St Francis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Great Lakes Region . University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Western Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

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Eastern Michigan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

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#9

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Indiana State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Terre Haute.

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#10

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,460
Ohio 3,308
Illinois 3,473
Indiana 2,710
Wisconsin 2,197

One of 14 majors within the area of study, teacher education grade specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Grade Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Vgrigas.

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