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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 110,226 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, teacher education grade specific graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,970 and had an average of $24,228 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 14,087 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,111 and $25,126 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 8,423 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 204 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education grade specific. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in teacher education grade specific.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree grade specific ed students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region. Rochester Hills, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees to 77 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Menominee Nation. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in Keshena, Wisconsin, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Union Bible College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region. Union Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Westfield, Indiana. It awarded 3 bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Union Bible College Teacher Education Grade Specific Report
Out of the 204 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Allegheny Wesleyan College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Salem, Ohio, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Allegheny Wesleyan College Teacher Education Grade Specific Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wright State University - Lake Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region. Wright State University - Lake Campus is a small school located in Celina, Ohio that handed out 35 bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wright State University - Lake Campus Teacher Education Grade Specific Report
Trinity Christian College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Palos Heights, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 51 degrees to qualified bachelors’s grade specific ed students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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University of Wisconsin - Superior ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Superior, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees to 89 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Wisconsin - Superior Teacher Education Grade Specific Report
Blackburn College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Carlinville, Illinois, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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Greenville University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Greenville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Gods Bible School and College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Gods Bible School and College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s 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.
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Eureka College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Eureka, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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Wisconsin Lutheran College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Defiance College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Defiance College is a small school located in Defiance, Ohio that handed out 8 bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Defiance College Teacher Education Grade Specific Report
Ripon College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ripon, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees to 16 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%.
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Illinois State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 470 bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Knox College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Knox College is a small school located in Galesburg, Illinois that handed out 25 bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. 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.
National Louis University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 168 bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.
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Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus is a small school located in Mansfield, Ohio that handed out 15 bachelors’s grade specific ed 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%.
Full Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus Teacher Education Grade Specific Report
With a ranking of #19, Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region list. PFW is a medium-sized school located in Fort Wayne, Indiana that handed out 113 bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio State University - Lima Campus came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Lima, Ohio, this small public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s grade specific ed students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Notre Dame College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
North Central College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region list. North Central College is a small school located in Naperville, Illinois that handed out 62 bachelors’s grade specific ed 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%.
Taylor University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Taylor University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Upland, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Oakland City University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #24. Oakland City University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oakland City, Indiana. It awarded 17 bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Oakland City University Teacher Education Grade Specific Report
Rockford University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #25. Rockford, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees to 23 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.
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Not only did these schools make the top 31 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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