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2023 Most Popular 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.

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 Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Michigan to see which master's degree 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Western Michigan University to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Michigan. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU 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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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 20 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#3

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Out of the 20 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

Of the 29 students majoring in subject specific ed at Oakland, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern Michigan University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in subject specific ed at Eastern Michigan, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 95% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 17% are male.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

Of the 14 students majoring in subject specific ed at U-M, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#8

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State 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 #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in subject specific ed at Ferris, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#8

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

Saginaw Valley State 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 #8 on the list. Saginaw Valley State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of University Center.

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Northern Michigan University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Marquette.

Of the 12 students majoring in subject specific ed at Northern Michigan University, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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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 20 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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