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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools in Michigan

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Michigan to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Subject Specific program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Valley State University the most popular school in Michigan for teacher education subject specific students working on their basic certificate. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

Of the 19 students majoring in subject specific ed at GVSU, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at College for Creative Studies helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in Michigan. CCS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Detroit.

Of the 3 students majoring in subject specific ed at CCS, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#3

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Madonna University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their basic certificate. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Livonia.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kalamazoo Valley Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Out of the 5 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools 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 5 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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