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2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

9 Schools Ranked
$10,185 Avg Tuition & Fees*

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones had the most popular online basic certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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176 Total Awards
$13,061 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Bowling Green State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for teaching students working on their basic certificate. BGSU is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Ohio. It awarded 176 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

In-state students pay an average of $13,061 in tuition and fees if they attend BGSU full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $21,050. Of those students who received their degree, 91% were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 35% took at least some of their classes online.

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81 Total Awards
$4,734 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a great place for teaching students working on their basic certificate. NWTC is a fairly large public school situated in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It awarded 81 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

Students from Wisconsin who attend NWTC full time pay an average of $4,734 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $6,849. Around 98% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 51% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

American College of Education

Indianapolis, Indiana
53 Total Awards
$6,240 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American College of Education. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. American College of Education is a private for-profit institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 53 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees at American College of Education is $6,240. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Around 83% of those degree recipients were women.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out American College of Education. Every undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#4

Bay Mills Community College

Brimley, Michigan
20 Total Awards
$3,320 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bay Mills Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Bay Mills Community College is a very small public school located in Brimley, Michigan that handed out 20 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

If you want to attend BMCC, expect to pay an average of $3,320 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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16 Total Awards
$4,571 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Southwest Tech is a small public school situated in Fennimore, Wisconsin. It awarded 16 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

Students from Wisconsin who attend Southwest Tech full time pay an average of $4,571 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $6,683. Around 25% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 33% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#6

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana
13 Total Awards
$30,550 Average Tuition & Fees

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. SMWC is located in Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 basic certificates to qualified students.

The average tuition and fees at SMWC is $30,550. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Around 77% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 56% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#7

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
8 Total Awards
$10,290 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Ball State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their basic certificate. This large public school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 8 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Ball State is $10,290. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $27,524. Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 89% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#8

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana
7 Total Awards
$9,598 Average Tuition & Fees

Indiana State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana State University is a medium-sized public school located in Terre Haute, Indiana that handed out 7 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Indiana State is $9,598. Out-of-state students pay an average of $20,862. Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.

Around 68% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#9

Horizon University

Indianapolis, Indiana
1 Total Awards
$9,300 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Horizon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their basic certificate. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 basic certificate awards in 2020-2021.

If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $9,300 to cover tuition and fees at Horizon University. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 65% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

References

  • 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%.

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