2023 Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 73 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for teaching students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region .
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,679 in student loans.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Northwestern. In 2019-2020 about 2% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 73 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wisconsin Lutheran College landed the # 2 spot on the list.
One thing to take note of is that WLC does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at Ball State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 91% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of St Francis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in the Great Lakes Region .
University of Saint Francis does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 89% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Olivet Nazarene University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Olivet Nazarene does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #7, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at IU Bloomington. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 74% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire ranked #8 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UW - Eau Claire does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that Purdue does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 60% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #10, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
Online graduate courses are available at Illinois State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 81% took at least some of their classes online.
Bradley University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Bradley, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Adrian College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Adrian. In fact, around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UIUC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 90% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #14, Viterbo University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,230 in student loans.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Viterbo does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 72% took at least some of their classes online.
Loyola University Chicago came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that Loyola Chicago does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 92% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UW - La Crosse. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Concordia University, Wisconsin came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Concordia University, Wisconsin. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #18, Baldwin Wallace University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Baldwin Wallace College does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 40% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Valparaiso University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #19 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Valpo. In fact, around 61% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Concordia University, Chicago came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Concordia University, Chicago. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Mount St. Joseph University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #21 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Mount St. Joe does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 22% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
National Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #22 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since NLU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 59% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $20,014 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at U-M. In fact, around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.
One thing to take note of is that UW - Whitewater does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Michigan State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Michigan State. In 2019-2020 about 65% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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