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

39 Colleges
$47,501 Avg Salary
$19,426 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate 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.

The Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate 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 39 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named American College of Education the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#2

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alverno College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Out of the 39 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the # 2 spot on the list. UW - La Crosse is a large public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

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Out of the 39 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

About 37% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#5

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 13% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 88% are male.

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#6

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana State is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Terre Haute.

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#7

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

Of the 5 students majoring in grade specific ed at Central Michigan, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Kent State University at Kent landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Kent State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

About 60% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#9

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

Western Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

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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 39 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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