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2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Great Lakes Region

18 Colleges
$41,773 Avg Salary
$26,569 Avg Student Debt

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for subject specific ed majors pursuing an online .

Our analysis found Southern Illinois University Carbondale to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue an online degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from SIUC take out $16,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

Out of the 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Viterbo University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of La Crosse.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at BGSU accumulate an average of around $26,997 in student debt.

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#4

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American College of Education landed the # 4 spot on the list. American College of Education is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Stout is a great place for teacher education subject specific students pursuing an online degree. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at UW - Stout accumulate an average of around $25,201 in student debt.

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Bay Mills Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #7 on the list. BMCC is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Brimley.

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With a ranking of #8, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of North Chicago.

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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 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 medium-sized student population.

While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at Concordia University, Chicago accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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#9

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

With a ranking of #9, Ball State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from Ball State carry an average student debtload of $25,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $284.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 18 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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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