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2025 Best Other Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region

9 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
460 Other Education Degrees Awarded
$58,769 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in other education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #142 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Other Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 460 degrees in other education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Other Education School

Best Other Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region The other education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Other Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for other education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Other Education Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Other Education
Master's Degrees in Other Education
Doctor's Degrees in Other Education

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Other Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Other Education in the Great Lakes Region

The schools below may not offer all types of other education degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Other Education

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI
22.2% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Western Michigan University if you wish to pursue a degree in other education. WMU is a large public university located in the small city of Kalamazoo. A Best Colleges rank of #322 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 18 other education students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
98 Other Education Degrees Awarded
$30,483 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Bowling Green State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in other education. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 18th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 98 other education students who graduated with this degree at BGSU in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, other education degree recipients typically make about $30,483 in their early careers.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OH

It's hard to beat University of Dayton if you want to pursue a degree in other education. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #227 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UDayton is a great university overall.

There were about 22 other education students who graduated with this degree at UDayton in the most recent year we have data available.

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Edgewood College
Madison, WI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI

Any student who is interested in other education has to take a look at Edgewood College. Edgewood is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Madison. This college ranks 25th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were about 10 other education students who graduated with this degree at Edgewood in the most recent data year.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
37.5% Growth in Graduates

Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Bourbonnais. This university ranks 34th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 16 other education students who graduated with this degree at Olivet Nazarene in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In WI
40.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #400 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Whitewater is a great university overall.

There were about 5 other education students who graduated with this degree at UW - Whitewater in the most recent year we have data available.

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Carroll University
Waukesha, WI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In WI
42.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Waukesha, Carroll U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 15th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 7 other education students who graduated with this degree at Carroll U in the most recent data year.

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Walsh University
North Canton, OH
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
37 Other Education Degrees Awarded
$50,238 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of North Canton, Walsh is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 34th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 37 other education students who graduated with this degree at Walsh in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the other education program make an average of $50,238 for their early career.

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #443 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Oakland is a great university overall.

There were approximately 1 other education students who graduated with this degree at Oakland in the most recent data year.

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Best Other Education Colleges by State

Explore the best other education colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 49
Ohio 314 218
Illinois 304 62
Indiana 294 15
Wisconsin 273 31

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One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, Other Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Other Education Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Other Education 460

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Majors Similar to Other Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 14,766
Teacher Education Subject Specific 7,179
Educational Administration 6,754
Special Education 6,161
General Education 3,298
Curriculum & Instruction 2,813
Student Counseling 1,415
Instructional Media Design 1,216
Teaching Assistants 576
Teaching English or French 521

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