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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
Teacher Education is the 97th most popular major in the country with 9,949 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 459 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 166 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their teacher education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Union Bible College landed the #1 spot on the list. Westfield, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s teacher education degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northland College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region. Northland College is a small school located in Ashland, Wisconsin that handed out 5 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The College of Wooster. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region. Wooster College is located in Wooster, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ripon College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ripon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ripon, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elmhurst University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Elmhurst, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s teacher education 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%.
With a ranking of #6, Wisconsin Lutheran College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s teacher education 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%.
Mount Mary University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Mount Mary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 6 bachelors’s teacher education degrees 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 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 #8, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Ohio, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Teacher Education Report
Carroll University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s teacher education students 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%.
With a ranking of #10, Lakeland University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lakeland University is a small school located in Plymouth, Wisconsin that handed out 6 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Concordia University, Wisconsin came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Mequon, Wisconsin. It awarded 2 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Teacher Education at Concordia University, Wisconsin
University of Toledo ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Toledo is a fairly large school located in Toledo, Ohio that handed out 5 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
DePaul University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Anderson University Indiana came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Anderson, Indiana, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Teacher Education at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Saginaw Valley State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Saginaw Valley State University is a medium-sized school located in University Center, Michigan that handed out 0 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Read more about Teacher Education at Saginaw Valley State University
Ohio Wesleyan University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Delaware, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s teacher education 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Notre Dame College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Notre Dame College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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