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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree 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 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 106 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named American College of Education the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. American College of Education is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

About 73% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 27% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the Great Lakes Region . OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

About 38% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 62% are male.

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#3

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olivet Nazarene University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree 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 Kent State University at Kent is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 95 students majoring in subject specific ed at Kent State, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 76% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the town of Oxford.

About 78% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 22% are male.

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Western Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 76 students majoring in subject specific ed at WMU, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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#8

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

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

Women make up 54% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#10

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

About 61% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 39% are male.

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#11

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

With a ranking of #11, Concordia University, Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 60 students majoring in subject specific ed at Concordia University, Chicago, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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#12

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Ashland University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Ashland.

Of the 45 students majoring in subject specific ed at Ashland, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 7% are male.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Of the 43 students majoring in subject specific ed at UIUC, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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VanderCook College of Music landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of Chicago, VanderCook College of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 33% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
16 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
17 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
18 Xavier University Cincinnati, OH
19 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
19 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI
21 Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL

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 25 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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