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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

8 Colleges
$21,684 Avg Salary
$17,439 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Teacher Education Grade Specific

Our analysis found Northeast Wisconsin Technical College to be the best school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Illinois landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Rockford.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, grade specific ed majors at Rasmussen University - Illinois accumulate an average of around $16,772 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#5

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Ivy Tech Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Grade Specific Ed majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out an average of $16,880 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Rasmussen University - Wisconsin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Green Bay.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, grade specific ed graduates from Rasmussen University - Wisconsin carry an average student debtload of $16,772.

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With a ranking of #7, Northcentral Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Madonna University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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 8 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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