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2023 Best Other Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region

29 Colleges
$42,725 Avg Salary
$27,863 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Other Education School for You

With 4,858 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, other education is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Other Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students.

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2023 Best Other Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Other Education Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for other education students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best other education schools in the Great Lakes Region . IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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#3

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

The excellent programs at Olivet Nazarene University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best other education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wisconsin Lutheran College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Other Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Edgewood College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Other Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, Edgewood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, other education graduates from Edgewood carry an average student debtload of $25,589.

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#6

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton ranked #6 on this year’s Best Other Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#7

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

Valparaiso University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best other education programs. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valparaiso.

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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best other education programs. UW - Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Stevens Point.

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University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Other Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#10

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Xavier University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Other Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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Best Other Education Colleges by State

Explore the best other education schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 221
Illinois 62
Indiana 111
Michigan 49
Wisconsin 31

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

Other Education Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Other Education 4,858

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

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