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2024 Best Secondary Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region

66 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
1,288 Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded
Secondary Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #84 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 66 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of secondary education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,288 degrees in secondary education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Secondary Education School

Best Secondary Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region The secondary teaching program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Secondary Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall Secondary Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Secondary Education Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Secondary Teaching
Bachelor's Degrees in Secondary Teaching
Master's Degrees in Secondary Teaching
Doctor's Degrees in Secondary Teaching

The secondary teaching school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Secondary Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Secondary Education in the Great Lakes Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the secondary teaching degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Secondary Teaching

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
75 Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in secondary education has to take a look at Indiana University - Bloomington. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were about 75 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in secondary education from Indiana University - Bloomington

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL

It's difficult to beat Loyola University Chicago if you wish to pursue a degree in secondary education. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.

There were approximately 29 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in secondary education from Loyola University Chicago

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In OH
32.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in secondary education has to check out University of Dayton. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Dayton. A Best Colleges rank of #184 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UDayton is a great university overall.

There were roughly 25 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at UDayton in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in secondary education from University of Dayton

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In IL

Every student who is interested in secondary education has to look into Wheaton College Illinois. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Wheaton. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wheaton College Illinois is a great college overall.

There were roughly 7 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Wheaton College Illinois in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in secondary education from Wheaton College Illinois

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
63 Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 17th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 63 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at NLU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in secondary education from National Louis University

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In IL

Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 8 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in secondary education from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
22nd Most Popular In IL

Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in secondary education from DePaul University

8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
50 Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded

UC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #166 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 50 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in secondary education from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI
43 Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded

U-M is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were roughly 43 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in secondary education from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
8.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #130 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.

There were roughly 25 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in secondary education from Marquette University

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Secondary Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Ball State University Muncie, IN
12 Northwestern University Evanston, IL
12 Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL
13 Concordia University, Chicago River Forest, IL
14 Ohio University - Athens Campus Athens, OH
14 Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI
15 Lewis University Romeoville, IL
16 Xavier University Cincinnati, OH

Best Secondary Education Colleges by State

Explore the best secondary education schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 255
Michigan 915 185
Illinois 870 370
Indiana 737 302
Wisconsin 672 92

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One of 13 majors within the Teacher Education Grade Specific area of study, Secondary Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Secondary Teaching

Related Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 5,292
Early Childhood Education 4,486
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 1,028
Teacher Development & Methodology 695
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 694
Teacher Education 459
Adult & Continuing Education 79
Montessori Teacher Education 41
Online Educator/Online Teaching 23
International Teaching and Learning 1

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