by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 3,130 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,937 and $23,962 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,376 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 53 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general 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 for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maranatha Baptist University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region. Maranatha Baptist University is a small school located in Watertown, Wisconsin that handed out 33 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edgewood College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Edgewood is a small school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 45 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Quincy University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region. Quincy University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Quincy, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 53 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Earlham College landed the #4 spot on the list. Richmond, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Findlay. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region. The University of Findlay is a private not-for-profit institution located in Findlay, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 55 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Lake Erie College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. LEC is a small school located in Painesville, Ohio that handed out 13 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Bluffton University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Bluffton University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bluffton, Ohio. It awarded 11 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
McKendree University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. McKendree University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lebanon, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Aquinas College Michigan did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Aquinas College Michigan is a private not-for-profit institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
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University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. University of Wisconsin - Stout is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Defiance College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Defiance, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Muskingum University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. New Concord, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. UW - Stevens Point is a public institution located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 58 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Greenville University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Greenville University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, Illinois. It awarded 8 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, University of Michigan - Flint did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UM Flint is located in Flint, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #16, Mount Mary University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Purdue University Northwest came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Hammond, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.
Calvin University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #18. Calvin University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
University of Wisconsin - Platteville came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Platteville, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 33 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 208 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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Baldwin Wallace University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Baldwin Wallace College is located in Berea, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, 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 85%.
Read more about General Education at Baldwin Wallace University
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 170 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Education at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Michigan - Dearborn ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UM Dearborn is located in Dearborn, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #24. Purdue is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 116 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Elmhurst University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Elmhurst is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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