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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree School for You

Teacher Education Grade Specific is the most popular major in the United States with 14,087 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 73 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the best school in the Great Lakes Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#2

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Out of the 73 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wisconsin Lutheran College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - La Crosse is a large public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Viterbo University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree 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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#7

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

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#8

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Dominican University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Dominican U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

Elmhurst University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#10

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Aurora University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Teacher Education Grade Specific students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
11 University of St Francis Joliet, IL
12 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
13 University of Wisconsin - River Falls River Falls, WI
14 Wheaton College Illinois Wheaton, IL

Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 3,308
Illinois 3,473
Indiana 2,710
Michigan 1,460
Wisconsin 2,197

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Grade Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 43,003
Early Childhood Education 32,920
Secondary Education 10,547
Teacher Education 9,949
Teacher Development & Methodology 6,165
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 3,517
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 2,450
Adult & Continuing Education 1,074
Montessori Teacher Education 252
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 140
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 105
Online Educator/Online Teaching 79
International Teaching and Learning 25

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

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).
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