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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

20 Colleges
$54,263 Avg Salary
$22,967 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 43,297 teacher education subject specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best graduate 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 Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for subject specific ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the best school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Viterbo University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the Great Lakes Region . Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Crosse.

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#3

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Olivet Nazarene University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Loyola University Chicago is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#5

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

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Baldwin Wallace University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Illinois State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Western Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

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#9

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

With a ranking of #10, Alverno College did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,661
Illinois 1,676
Indiana 1,703
Michigan 1,338
Wisconsin 913

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Subject Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aparajita Datta.

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