by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Elementary Education is the 17th most popular major in the country with 43,003 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 5,292 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 175 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in elementary education. To top this list, a school must have a successful elementary education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinclair Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 54 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Sinclair Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Henry Ford College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate. Henry Ford College is a fairly large public school situated in Dearborn, Michigan. It awarded 33 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Vincennes University landed the #3 spot on the list. Vincennes University is a fairly large school located in Vincennes, Indiana that handed out 27 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Vincennes University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washtenaw Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate. Washtenaw Community College is a fairly large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 22 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Washtenaw Community College Elementary Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kalamazoo Valley Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Kalamazoo Valley Community College
University of Cincinnati - Clermont College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Located in Batavia, Ohio, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students 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 - Clermont College Elementary Education Report
Kellogg Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Battle Creek, Michigan, and it awarded 7 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #8, Wayne County Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. WCCCD is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Wayne County Community College District
Ferris State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Big Rapids, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Alpena Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Located in Alpena, Michigan, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Alpena Community College
Gogebic Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. Gogebic Community College is a public institution located in Ironwood, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Gogebic Community College
Southwestern Michigan College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. SMC is a small school located in Dowagiac, Michigan that handed out 1 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Macomb Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. 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.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Macomb Community College
Allegheny Wesleyan College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Salem, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Allegheny Wesleyan College
Schoolcraft College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Schoolcraft College is a medium-sized public school situated in Livonia, Michigan. It awarded 0 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Oakton Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Located in Des Plaines, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students 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 more about Elementary Education at Oakton Community College
Gods Bible School and College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. Gods Bible School and College is a small school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 2 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Gods Bible School and College
Lake Michigan College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. LMC is a small school located in Benton Harbor, Michigan that handed out 0 associates’s elementary teaching 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.
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