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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region” 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 the Great Lakes region, there were 45,404 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,621 and $25,804 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 16,506 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 228 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in education.
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The education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 228 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester University landed the #1 spot on the list. Rochester Hills, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 77 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity Christian College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in Palos Heights, Illinois, and it awarded 94 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Menominee Nation. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Keshena, Wisconsin, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union Bible College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Union Bible College is located in Westfield, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 228 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Blackburn College landed the #5 spot on the list. Blackburn is located in Carlinville, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
Allegheny Wesleyan College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Salem, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
VanderCook College of Music landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Ohio State University - Marion Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Ohio State University - Marion Campus is a small school located in Marion, Ohio that handed out 36 bachelors’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%.
Read more about Education at Ohio State University - Marion Campus
University of Wisconsin - Superior landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Superior, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 119 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Education at University of Wisconsin - Superior
Greenville University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Greenville, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 52 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Mansfield, Ohio, this small public school handed out 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Full Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus Education Report
With a ranking of #12, Wright State University - Lake Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Celina, Ohio, this small public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Education at Wright State University - Lake Campus
Defiance College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Defiance, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Gods Bible School and College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Gods Bible School and College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 7 bachelors’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.
Ohio State University - Lima Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State University - Lima Campus is a small school located in Lima, Ohio that handed out 30 bachelors’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%.
Ripon College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ripon, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
Illinois State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois State is a large public school situated in Normal, Illinois. It awarded 767 bachelors’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%.
Maranatha Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #18. Maranatha Baptist University is located in Watertown, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
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 #19, University of Wisconsin - River Falls did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. River Falls, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 197 students 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%.
Read more about Education at University of Wisconsin - River Falls
With a ranking of #20, Notre Dame College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Notre Dame College is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
Taylor University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Upland, Indiana, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Calvin University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Calvin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 130 bachelors’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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Alma College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Alma, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 46 students 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%.
With a ranking of #24, Bluffton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Bluffton, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 26 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students 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%.
Wisconsin Lutheran College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #25. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 35 bachelors’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%.
Not only did these schools make the top 35 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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