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

46 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.

The Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate 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 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

Our analysis found Viterbo University to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Crosse.

About 97% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 3% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

About 65% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#3

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American College of Education landed the # 3 spot on the list. American College of Education is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

About 67% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 33% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 13% are male.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at UC take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $24,168.

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#4

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Alverno College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the Great Lakes Region . Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

About 80% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#4

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Olivet Nazarene University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.

Women make up 60% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#7

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Eastern Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

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Loyola University Chicago came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 8 students majoring in subject specific ed at Loyola Chicago, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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#9

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

Of the 7 students majoring in subject specific ed at Ball State, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Chicago.

About 86% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 14% are male.

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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 46 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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