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

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Grade Specific program at each school on the list.

Check out the grade specific ed basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

About 99% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 1% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a large student population.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Madison Area Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in the Great Lakes Region . Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

Women make up 94% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - Illinois is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rockford.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a large student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 3% are male.

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Northcentral Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 97% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#7

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

American College of Education ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in grade specific ed at American College of Education, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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Elgin Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Elgin, ECC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Western Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the city of La Crosse.

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With a ranking of #10, Waukesha County Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.

Of the 12 students majoring in grade specific ed at WCTC, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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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 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.

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