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

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Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree 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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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 Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Wisconsin to see which master's degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Wisconsin. Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 58 students majoring in education at UW - Stevens Point, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Stout is a great place for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Full General Education at University of Wisconsin - Stout Report

#3

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Edgewood College is a great place for general education students working on their master’s degree. Edgewood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Madison.

Of the 45 students majoring in education at Edgewood, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Out of the 8 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Maranatha Baptist University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Watertown, MBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in education at MBU, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Platteville is a great place for general education students working on their master’s degree. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Platteville.

Of the 33 students majoring in education at UW - Platteville, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#6

Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, WI

With a ranking of #6, Mount Mary University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Mount Mary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI

Carthage College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Carthage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha.

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#8

Lakeland University

Plymouth, WI

Lakeland University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the rural area of Plymouth, Lakeland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full General Education at Lakeland University Report

Best General Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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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 8 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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