by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 9,949 people earned their degree in teacher education, making the major the 97th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 459 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 256 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered 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 teacher education 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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marian University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 87 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Mary University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 11 masters’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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region. Notre Dame is a fairly large school located in Notre Dame, Indiana that handed out 85 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Andrews University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region. Andrews University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Berrien Springs, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Flint landed the #5 spot on the list. UM Flint is a public institution located in Flint, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Purdue University Global did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University Global is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Teacher Education at Purdue University Global
Wisconsin Lutheran College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Teacher Education at Wisconsin Lutheran College
Western Michigan University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teacher education degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, University of Dayton did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Dayton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
DePaul University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 1 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUC is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 0 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Xavier University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 0 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Teacher Education at Saint Xavier University
North Park University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 0 masters’s teacher education degrees 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%. 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.
Read full report on Teacher Education at North Park University
Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 0 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wright State University - Main Campus Teacher Education Report
Cardinal Stritch University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 0 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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. 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%.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a fairly large school located in Edwardsville, Illinois that handed out 0 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Lake Forest College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Lake Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 0 masters’s teacher education 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%.
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