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2023 Most Popular 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 Most Popular 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. Our analysis looked at 104 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

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

Of the 406 students majoring in grade specific ed at NLU, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#2

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American College of Education is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 280 students majoring in grade specific ed at American College of Education, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#4

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

Out of the 104 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Viterbo University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 89 students majoring in grade specific ed at Viterbo, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#5

Marian University

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marian University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Marian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 87 students majoring in grade specific ed at Marian, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#6

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 52% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 48% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - La Crosse is a large public school located in the city of La Crosse.

About 71% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#8

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #8, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 81% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#9

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

Alverno College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 72 students majoring in grade specific ed at Alverno, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#10

Erikson Institute

Chicago, IL

Erikson Institute landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. The Erikson Institute is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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With a ranking of #11, Indiana University - Southeast did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Indiana University - Southeast is a small public school located in the suburb of New Albany.

Of the 62 students majoring in grade specific ed at Indiana University - Southeast, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#12

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

Women make up 90% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#13

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

With a ranking of #13, Wayne State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

Of the 56 students majoring in grade specific ed at Wayne State, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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With a ranking of #13, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. UW - Whitewater is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Whitewater.

About 66% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 34% are male.

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#15

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 81% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
16 Xavier University Cincinnati, OH
17 North Park University Chicago, IL
18 Wright State University - Main Campus Dayton, OH
19 Mount St. Joseph University Cincinnati, OH
20 Lewis University Romeoville, IL

Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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.

  • 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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