by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 327,871 education students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.
Across Michigan, there were 6,051 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,727 and $28,279 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan” ranking, we looked at 58 colleges that offer a degree in education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan”.
Out of the 58 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 77 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bay Mills Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan. BMCC is located in Brimley, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 ’s education degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 58 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Ann Arbor landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 48 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Calvin University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan. Calvin University is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 149 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Aquinas College Michigan. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s education degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Saginaw Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan list. Located in University Center, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 237 degrees to qualified ’s education students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Alma College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking. Alma College is a small school located in Alma, Michigan that handed out 46 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Cornerstone University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 67 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan list. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 561 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Hope College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #10. Hope is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Holland, Michigan. It awarded 79 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Central Michigan University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s education degrees to 559 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Western Michigan University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s education degrees to 456 students in 2020-2021.
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Grand Valley State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking. Allendale, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s education degrees to 597 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Michigan - Flint did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #14. University of Michigan - Flint is a public institution located in Flint, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 147 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Oakland University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 428 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northern Michigan University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan list. This medium-sized school is located in Marquette, Michigan, and it awarded 140 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Spring Arbor University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking. This small school is located in Spring Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 73 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Adrian College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan list. Adrian College is located in Adrian, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 ’s education degrees to qualified students.
Wayne State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking. Wayne State is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 488 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan list. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school situated in Dearborn, Michigan. It awarded 136 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Michigan State University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s education degrees to 767 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Andrews University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking. This small school is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, and it awarded 44 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Henry Ford College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking. Henry Ford College is located in Dearborn, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 65 ’s education degrees to qualified students.
Siena Heights University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking. This small school is located in Adrian, Michigan, and it awarded 31 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Lake Superior State University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan list. Sault Ste Marie, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s education degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
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