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2023 Best General Education Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

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Finding the Best General Education Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, general education students earned 515 degrees and certificates from a Wisconsin school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best General Education Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Wisconsin to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best General Education Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top Wisconsin Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in General Education

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best school in Wisconsin for general education students working on their basic certificate. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Read full report on General Education at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Out of the 3 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full General Education at University of Wisconsin - Stout Report

The excellent basic certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Wisconsin. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full General Education at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Report

Best General Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best General Education Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 706
Illinois 453
Indiana 502
Michigan 700

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

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 3 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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