2024 Best Community College Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in community college education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #96 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Community College Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 39 doctor's degrees in community college education to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to community college education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of community college education students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized community college education related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for community college education students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Community College Education Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Community College Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Community College Education in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in community college education.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Community College Administration

1

Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Annual Graduates

Ferris State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in community college education. Ferris is a large public university located in the distant town of Big Rapids.More information about a doctorate in community college education from Ferris State University

2

University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Stout is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in community college education. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Menomonie.More information about a doctorate in community college education from University of Wisconsin - Stout

Best Community College Education Colleges by State

Explore the best community college education colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	257	28
Wisconsin	163	11

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Community College Education Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Educational Administration area of study, Community College Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration	631
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	103
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	54
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	35
Urban Education & Leadership	31
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	31
Adult & Continuing Education Administration	26
Administration of Special Education	5

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Shai-WMIL. More about our data sources and methodologies.