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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region

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Secondary Education is the 84th most popular major in the country with 10,547 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,288 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 490 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 51 colleges that offered a degree in secondary education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in secondary education.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in the Great Lakes Region

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North Park University
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Park University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s secondary teaching degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.

Read full report on Secondary Education at North Park

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Out of the 51 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne landed the #2 spot on the list. Fort Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s secondary teaching degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 University of St. Francis Fort Wayne Secondary Education Report

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National Louis University
Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 51 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 63 degrees to qualified masters’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Secondary Education at NLU

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Indiana University - Southeast
New Albany, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Southeast. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - Southeast is a small school located in New Albany, Indiana that handed out 25 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Indiana University - Southeast

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Oakland City University
Oakland City, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland City University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region. Oakland City University is located in Oakland City, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

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 Secondary Education Report

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Saint Xavier University
Chicago, Illinois

With a ranking of #6, Saint Xavier University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Saint Xavier University

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Rockford University
Rockford, Illinois

Rockford University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Rockford, Illinois, and it awarded 5 masters’s secondary teaching 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.

Full Rockford University Secondary Education Report

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With a ranking of #8, Northeastern Illinois University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northeastern Illinois University is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Secondary Education at Northeastern Illinois University

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Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois

Lake Forest College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Lake Forest College is a small school located in Lake Forest, Illinois that handed out 6 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Lake Forest College

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Wisconsin Lutheran College
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Lutheran College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Wisconsin Lutheran College is a small school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 4 masters’s secondary teaching 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%.

Read more about Secondary Education at WLC

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Indiana University - Northwest landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Gary, Indiana, this small public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.

Full IU Northwest Secondary Education Report

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University of Wisconsin - River Falls ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a medium-sized public school situated in River Falls, Wisconsin. It awarded 17 masters’s secondary teaching degrees 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%.

Read full report on Secondary Education at UW - River Falls

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Cardinal Stritch University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Cardinal Stritch University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Cardinal Stritch is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 5 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Secondary Education at Cardinal Stritch University

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Roosevelt University
Chicago, Illinois

Roosevelt University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Roosevelt is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 16 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Secondary Education at Roosevelt University

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Lewis University
Romeoville, Illinois

With a ranking of #15, Lewis University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Romeoville, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s secondary teaching degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Secondary Education at Lewis

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Dominican University
River Forest, Illinois

Dominican University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 7 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Dominican U

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Aurora University
Aurora, Illinois

Aurora University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Aurora is a private not-for-profit institution located in Aurora, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Aurora University Secondary Education Report

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Wright State University - Main Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wright State University - Main Campus is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Wright State University - Main Campus

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Xavier University
Cincinnati, Ohio

Xavier University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Xavier is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Xavier University

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With a ranking of #20, Concordia University, Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.

Read more about Secondary Education at Concordia University, Ann Arbor

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Concordia University, Chicago
River Forest, Illinois

With a ranking of #21, Concordia University, Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 9 masters’s secondary teaching degrees 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%.

Read more about Secondary Education at Concordia University, Chicago

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University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio

University of Toledo ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Toledo, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Secondary Education at University of Toledo

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American College of Education
Indianapolis, Indiana

With a ranking of #23, American College of Education did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Secondary Education at American College of Education

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Andrews University
Berrien Springs, Michigan

Andrews University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, and it awarded 3 masters’s secondary teaching degrees 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.

Read more about Secondary Education at Andrews

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Loyola University Chicago landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 16 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

Read more about Secondary Education at Loyola Chicago

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