2025 Best Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #656 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for executive assistant/executive secretary students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 460 degrees in executive assistant/executive secretary to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary Schools List

Pick Your Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary in the Great Lakes Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the executive assistant/executive secretary degree levels they offer.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary

1

Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

156 Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary Degrees Awarded

26.3% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Ivy Tech Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in executive assistant/executive secretary. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public college located in the city of Indianapolis.More information about a degree in executive assistant/executive secretary from Ivy Tech Community College

2

Eastern Gateway Community College
Steubenville, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

162 Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary Degrees Awarded

80.2% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in executive assistant/executive secretary needs to check out Eastern Gateway Community College. Eastern Gateway Community College is a fairly large public college located in the small city of Steubenville.More information about a degree in executive assistant/executive secretary from Eastern Gateway Community College

Best Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary Colleges by State

Explore the best executive assistant/executive secretary colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	40
Michigan	915	10
Illinois	870	21
Indiana	737	62
Wisconsin	672	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary

Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary is one of 8 different types of Business Support & Assistant Services programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Customer Service Support/Call Center/Teleservice Operation	4,633
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	518
Business & Office Technology	284
Parts, Warehousing, and Inventory Management Operations	164
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	109
Receptionist	63
Other Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services	5

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.