by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 327,871 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 the Great Lakes region, there were 45,404 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,621 and $25,804 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,124 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 128 colleges that offered a degree in education. That schools that top this list have a program in education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree education students.
Out of the 128 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Augustine College landed the #1 spot on the list. Saint Augustine College is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 60 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bay Mills Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Brimley, Michigan, and it awarded 20 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davis College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Davis College is a small private for-profit school situated in Toledo, Ohio. It awarded 3 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 128 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Salem landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Salem, Ohio, and it awarded 19 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 128 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Gateway Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Eastern Gateway Community College is a large public school situated in Steubenville, Ohio. It awarded 370 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a small public school situated in Wooster, Ohio. It awarded 16 associates’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%.
Read more about Education at Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute
With a ranking of #7, College of Menominee Nation did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. CMN is located in Keshena, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Bowling Green State University - Firelands did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. BGSU-Firelands is a small school located in Huron, Ohio that handed out 25 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bowling Green State University - Firelands Education Report
Athena Career Academy landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Athena Career Academy is a small private for-profit school situated in Toledo, Ohio. It awarded 13 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Cincinnati - Clermont College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Cincinnati - Clermont College is located in Batavia, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Henry Ford College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Dearborn, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 64 students in 2020-2021.
University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College is a medium-sized public school situated in Blue Ash, Ohio. It awarded 34 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College Education Report
With a ranking of #13, University of Akron Wayne College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Akron Wayne College is located in Orrville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Kent State University at Tuscarawas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in New Philadelphia, Ohio, and it awarded 13 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. KBOCC is a small school located in Baraga, Michigan that handed out 1 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Rasmussen University - Illinois did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit institution located in Rockford, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Alpena Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #17. Alpena, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Gogebic Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Gogebic Community College is located in Ironwood, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Zane State College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Zane State College is located in Zanesville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is a medium-sized school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 32 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Education Report
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Fennimore, Wisconsin, and it awarded 21 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Blackhawk Technical College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Janesville, Wisconsin, and it awarded 17 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
With a ranking of #23, Montcalm Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Sidney, Michigan, and it awarded 8 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Stark State College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Stark State College is a public institution located in North Canton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 48 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. MATC is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
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