by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 161 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 16,506 bachelor's degrees in education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of education for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality education program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for education students working on their bachelor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in education. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It's hard to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in education. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in education has to check out Indiana University - Bloomington. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Indiana University - Bloomington
Loyola University Chicago is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in education. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Loyola University Chicago
Purdue University - Main Campus is a wonderful option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in education. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Purdue University - Main Campus
Illinois State is a very large public university located in the midsize suburb of Normal.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Illinois State University
Ball State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Muncie.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Ball State University
UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Michigan State University
Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Northwestern University
Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Miami University - Oxford
DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in education from DePaul University
Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Central Michigan University
Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of Dayton
Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of Illinois at Chicago
Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Peoria.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Bradley University
Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Ohio State University - Main Campus
WMU is a large public university located in the city of Kalamazoo.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Western Michigan University
Located in the large suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Wheaton College Illinois
Located in the small city of Rock Island, Augustana is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Augustana College
SIUC is a large public university located in the city of Carbondale.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Hope is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Holland.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Hope College
Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Marquette is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Milwaukee.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Marquette University
Here are some additional great schools for Education students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Calvin University | Grand Rapids, MI |
| 27 | University of Wisconsin - La Crosse | La Crosse, WI |
| 28 | Concordia University, Chicago | River Forest, IL |
| 29 | Northern Illinois University | Dekalb, IL |
| 30 | Saint Norbert College | De Pere, WI |
| 31 | Ohio University - Athens Campus | Athens, OH |
| 32 | Viterbo University | La Crosse, WI |
| 25 | Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti, MI |
Explore the best education colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 8,423 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 4,160 |
| Special Education | 2,228 |
| General Education | 969 |
| Educational Administration | 358 |
| Other Education | 215 |
| Teaching English or French | 65 |
| Education Philosophy | 43 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 16 |
| Multilingual Education | 11 |
