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 Michigan” ranking.
With 327,871 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, education is the 4th most popular major in the United States. 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. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 237 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,608 and $18,344 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan” ranking looked at 29 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan”.
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Bay Mills Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Brimley, Michigan, and it awarded 20 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henry Ford College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan list. Henry Ford College is located in Dearborn, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan list. KBOCC is a small school located in Baraga, Michigan that handed out 1 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alpena Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan list. This small school is located in Alpena, Michigan, and it awarded 10 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Gogebic Community College landed the #5 spot on the 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.
Montcalm Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #6. Montcalm Community College is located in Sidney, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
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.
Muskegon Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking. Muskegon Community College is a small public school situated in Muskegon, Michigan. It awarded 12 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Mid Michigan College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking. Mid Michigan College is a small school located in Harrison, Michigan that handed out 7 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Michigan College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking. Southwestern Michigan College is a public institution located in Dowagiac, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Washtenaw Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 50 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Lake Michigan College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan list. Lake Michigan College is a small public school situated in Benton Harbor, Michigan. It awarded 5 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Kalamazoo Valley Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Monroe County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan list. Monroe, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Kellogg Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking. Kellogg Community College is a public institution located in Battle Creek, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Lansing Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking. LCC is a fairly large school located in Lansing, Michigan that handed out 12 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Wayne County Community College District ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
West Shore Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking. Scottville, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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Ferris State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking. Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Cornerstone University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan list. Cornerstone is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 1 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Delta College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking. This medium-sized school is located in University Center, Michigan, and it awarded 1 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Grand Rapids Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan list. Grand Rapids Community College is a public institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, North Central Michigan College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan list. This small school is located in Petoskey, Michigan, and it awarded 0 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Kuyper College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking. This small school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 0 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #22, Great Lakes Christian College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan list. This small school is located in Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 0 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Lake Superior State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #22. This small school is located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, and it awarded 22 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Macomb Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan list. Macomb Community College is a public institution located in Warren, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mott Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking. MCC is a public institution located in Flint, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s 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.
Northwestern Michigan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #22. Northwestern Michigan College is a small school located in Traverse City, Michigan that handed out 0 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Schoolcraft College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Michigan ranking. Schoolcraft College is located in Livonia, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
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