2023 Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 29,810 general education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Marquette University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Norbert College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SNC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of De Pere.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
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Out of the 37 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Wesleyan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, Illinois Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
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Michigan State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.
Education majors at Michigan State take out an average of $23,413 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $255, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
Alma College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Alma is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Alma.
Denison University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Granville, Denison is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Dominican University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.
Trinity Christian College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Trinity Christian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Palos Heights.
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Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 706 |
| Illinois | 453 |
| Indiana | 502 |
| Michigan | 700 |
| Wisconsin | 515 |
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General Education Related Rankings by Major
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Education Concentrations
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 29,810 |
Majors Similar to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
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