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2023 Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

15 Colleges
$50,291 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, general education was ranked 5th in Ohio. In fact, 706 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in Ohio to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Ohio State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Ohio. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.

Full General Education at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 15 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Findlay landed the # 2 spot on the list. Findlay is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Findlay.

Women make up 55% of the education majors at the school.

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Out of the 15 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Baldwin Wallace University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Berea.

About 62% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#3

Lake Erie College

Painesville, OH

Out of the 15 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Erie College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Painesville, LEC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in education at LEC, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#5

Muskingum University

New Concord, OH

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Muskingum University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Ohio. Muskingum is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of New Concord.

About 83% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#6

Bluffton University

Bluffton, OH

Bluffton University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general education programs. Bluffton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Bluffton.

Full General Education at Bluffton University Report

Franciscan University of Steubenville ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Franciscan U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Steubenville.

About 86% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#8

Defiance College

Defiance, OH

Defiance College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Defiance, Defiance College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in education at Defiance College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Union Institute & University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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#10

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

Tiffin University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Tiffin University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Tiffin.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 453
Indiana 502
Michigan 700
Wisconsin 515

General Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Focus Areas

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 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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