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2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

8 Schools Ranked
$26,713 Avg Student Debt

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education opportunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Michigan to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
82 Total Awards

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Michigan. Michigan State University is a large public school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 82 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 74% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 65% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#2

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
11 Total Awards
$17,208 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Davenport University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in Michigan. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Around 55% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
8 Total Awards
$17,807 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Michigan University is a great place for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 8 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
45 Total Awards

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Oakland University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in Michigan. Rochester Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 45 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.

Around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan
6 Total Awards
$10,612 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Northern Michigan University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Marquette, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#6

Adrian College

Adrian, Michigan
3 Total Awards
$19,525 Average Tuition & Fees

Adrian College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Adrian is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Adrian, Michigan. It awarded 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 79% took at least some of their classes online.

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#7

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan
4 Total Awards
$29,630 Average Tuition & Fees

Andrews University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs. Andrews is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Berrien Springs, Michigan. It awarded 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 36% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#7

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
65 Total Awards
$16,672 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Eastern Michigan is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 65 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 66% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 93% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 8 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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