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2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Great Lakes Region

35 Colleges
$36,111 Avg Salary
$25,126 Avg Student Debt

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for grade specific ed majors pursuing an online .

Our analysis found Eastern Gateway Community College to be the most popular school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue an online degree in the Great Lakes Region . Eastern Gateway Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Steubenville.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means National Louis University is a great place for teacher education grade specific students pursuing an online degree. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

On average, grade specific ed graduates from NLU take out $41,606 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent online programs at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College 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 . Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at NWTC take out is $14,150.

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#4

Rochester University

Rochester Hills, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rochester University is a great place for teacher education grade specific students pursuing an online degree. RU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

Grade Specific Ed majors at RU take out an average of $24,778 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American College of Education landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

With a ranking of #6, Ball State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, grade specific ed graduates from Ball State take out $24,960 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $299.

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Rasmussen University - Illinois came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Rockford.

While working on their degree, grade specific ed majors at Rasmussen University - Illinois accumulate an average of around $16,829 in student debt.

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Southwest Wisconsin Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for teacher education grade specific students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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Bay Mills Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the rural area of Brimley, BMCC is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, MI

Washtenaw Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Explore the most popular online teacher education grade specific schools 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

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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 26 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 Vgrigas.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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