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2023 Most Popular General Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best General Education Basic Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Education Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Women make up 86% of the education majors at the school.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Of the 83 students majoring in education at Purdue, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#4

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI

Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Schoolcraft College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Livonia, Schoolcraft College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in education at Schoolcraft College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Chicago, Harry S Truman College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 77% of the education majors at the school.

Full General Education at City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College Report

University of Wisconsin - Green Bay ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the 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

#7

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Madonna University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate general education programs. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Livonia.

Full General Education at Madonna University Report

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

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 7 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 KOKUYO.

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