2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best General Education Graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate 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.
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2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Whitewater the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 22 students majoring in education at UW - Whitewater, 5% are male and 95% are female.
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Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
Of the 22 students majoring in education at Purdue, 14% are male and 86% are female.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Great Lakes Region . UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
Read full report on General Education at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Miami University - Oxford is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.
Women make up 50% of the education majors at the school.
Read full report on General Education at Miami University - Oxford
Out of the 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 3 spot on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
Women make up 50% of the education majors at the school.
Read full report on General Education at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.
About 50% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 50% are male.
Eastern Michigan University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public school with a large student population.
With a ranking of #7, Purdue University Northwest did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.
Read full report on General Education at Purdue University Northwest
Alverno College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 706 |
| Illinois | 453 |
| Indiana | 502 |
| Michigan | 700 |
| Wisconsin | 515 |
General Education Related Majors
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 15 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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