by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
Reading Teacher Education is the 129th most popular major in the country with 6,490 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,311 reading teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 63 colleges that offer a degree in reading teacher education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in reading teacher education.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region reading teacher education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American College of Education. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 279 ’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Olivet Nazarene University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region. Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bourbonnais, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 134 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Olivet Nazarene University Reading Teacher Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in River Forest, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 66 diplomas to qualified ’s reading teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region. NIU is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 48 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 38 ’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Athens Campus Reading Teacher Education Report
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Ohio, and it awarded 111 ’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeastern Illinois University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s reading teacher education degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Reading Teacher Education at Northeastern Illinois University
Oakland University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rochester Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s reading teacher education degrees to 30 students 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%.
Western Michigan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Western Michigan University is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 ’s reading teacher education degrees to qualified students.
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Ashland University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ashland is a small school located in Ashland, Ohio that handed out 24 ’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Reading Teacher Education at Ashland University
With a ranking of #10, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified ’s reading teacher education students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Reading Teacher Education at UW - La Crosse
With a ranking of #12, National Louis University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 24 ’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Reading Teacher Education at National Louis University
University of St Francis ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Joliet, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 22 degrees to qualified ’s reading teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Reading Teacher Education at University of Saint Francis
Miami University - Oxford did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school situated in Oxford, Ohio. It awarded 20 ’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, 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 88%.
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With a ranking of #15, Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mequon, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Reading Teacher Education at Concordia University, Wisconsin
With a ranking of #16, Central Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 18 ’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Muskingum University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Muskingum is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Concord, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Judson University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Judson University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Elgin, Illinois. It awarded 17 ’s reading teacher education degrees 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%.
With a ranking of #19, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified ’s reading teacher education students in 2020-2021.
University of Dayton did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. UDayton is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 15 ’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’s reading teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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%.
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University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 14 ’s reading teacher education 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%.
With a ranking of #22, Baldwin Wallace University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Berea, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s reading teacher education degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full Baldwin Wallace College Reading Teacher Education Report
With a ranking of #24, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 12 ’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northern Michigan University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Marquette, Michigan, and it awarded 12 ’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Cardinal Stritch University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Reading Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #24. Cardinal Stritch is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 12 ’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
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