2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Mathematics Education in the Great Lakes Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in mathematics education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #214 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the most popular for mathematics education students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 17 doctor's degrees in mathematics education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Mathematics Education School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in math teacher education matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Mathematics Education in the Great Lakes Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for mathematics education, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for mathematics education.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Mathematics Education in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in mathematics education.

Most Well Attended Schools for Math Teacher Education Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MI

#1 Best Quality In MI

Michigan State University is a popular choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in mathematics education. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in mathematics education in Michigan.

There were about 6 mathematics education individuals who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in mathematics education from Michigan State University

2

Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Illinois Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in mathematics education. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

There were about 4 mathematics education individuals who graduated with this degree at Illinois Tech in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in mathematics education from Illinois Institute of Technology

3

Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MI

#2 Best Quality In MI

Central Michigan University is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in mathematics education. Central Michigan is a fairly large public university located in the town of Mount Pleasant. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in mathematics education in Michigan. More information about a doctorate in mathematics education from Central Michigan University

3

Illinois State University
Normal, IL

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In IL

#1 Best Quality In IL

Illinois State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in mathematics education. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in mathematics education in Illinois.

There were approximately 3 mathematics education individuals who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in mathematics education from Illinois State University

5

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In MI

#3 Best Quality In MI

Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in mathematics education in Michigan.

There were roughly 1 mathematics education individuals who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in mathematics education from Western Michigan University

6

Ball State University
Muncie, IN

#1 Most Popular In IN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Ball State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Muncie. More information about a doctorate in mathematics education from Ball State University

Best Mathematics Education Colleges by State

Explore the most popular mathematics education colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	270	3
Michigan	251	5
Ohio	248	1
Indiana	199	0

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Mathematics Education Related Rankings by Major

One of 37 majors within the Teacher Education Subject Specific area of study, Mathematics Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Math Teacher Education

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Reading Teacher Education	21
Speech Teacher Education	12
Health Education	9
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	7
Technical Teacher Education	6
Music Education	6
Science Education	3
Agricultural Teacher Education	2
Art Education	2
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education	2

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aparajita Datta. More about our data sources and methodologies.