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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree School for You

Teacher Education Subject Specific is the #23 most popular major in the country with 43,297 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 106 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Subject Specific program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for subject specific ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found American College of Education to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . American College of Education is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 73% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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Out of the 106 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

Women make up 38% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#3

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Olivet Nazarene University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.

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Out of the 106 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 31% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 94 students majoring in subject specific ed at NIU, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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Miami University - Oxford ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

Women make up 78% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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Western Michigan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#8

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #8, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 72 students majoring in subject specific ed at DePaul, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 57% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#10

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

Women make up 61% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#11

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 3% are male.

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#12

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Ashland University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ashland.

About 84% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 16% are male.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 93% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

About 72% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 28% are male.

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VanderCook College of Music did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, VanderCook College of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in subject specific ed at VanderCook College of Music, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

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 Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
16 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
17 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
18 Xavier University Cincinnati, OH
19 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
19 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI
21 Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL

Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,338
Ohio 1,661
Illinois 1,676
Indiana 1,703
Wisconsin 913

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

Majors Similar to Subject Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

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 Aparajita Datta.

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