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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific students earned 1,338 degrees and certificates from a Michigan school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the best school in Michigan for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in Michigan. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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#3

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Out of the 14 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

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#6

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Oakland is a large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

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#7

Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, MI

Spring Arbor University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Spring Arbor.

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#8

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

Saginaw Valley State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Saginaw Valley State University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of University Center.

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With a ranking of #9, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,661
Illinois 1,676
Indiana 1,703
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 14 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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