2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Great Lakes Region

A master's degree in adult and continuing education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #164 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of adult and continuing education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 79 master's degrees in adult and continuing education during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Adult & Continuing Education School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in adult and continuing ed matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Great Lakes Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for adult and continuing education, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for adult and continuing education.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Adult & Continuing Education in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in adult and continuing education.

Most Well Attended Schools for Adult and Continuing Ed Students Working on Their Master's

1

Ball State University
Muncie, IN

33 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IN

#2 Best Quality In IN

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Ball State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in adult and continuing education. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in adult and continuing education in Indiana.

There were roughly 33 adult and continuing education students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in adult and continuing education from Ball State University

2

Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH

24 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OH

#2 Best Quality In OH

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Cleveland State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in adult and continuing education. Cleveland State University is a large public university located in the large city of Cleveland. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in adult and continuing education in Ohio.

There were approximately 24 adult and continuing education students who graduated with this degree at Cleveland State University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in adult and continuing education from Cleveland State University

3

Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In IN

#1 Best Quality In IN

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Indiana University - Bloomington if you wish to pursue a master's degree in adult and continuing education. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in adult and continuing education in Indiana.

There were about 10 adult and continuing education individuals who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in adult and continuing education from Indiana University - Bloomington

4

Muskingum University
New Concord, OH

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In OH

#1 Best Quality In OH

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Muskingum University if you want to pursue a master's degree in adult and continuing education. Muskingum is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of New Concord. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in adult and continuing education in Ohio.

There were about 9 adult and continuing education students who graduated with this degree at Muskingum in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in adult and continuing education from Muskingum University

5

Alverno College
Milwaukee, WI

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In WI

#1 Best Quality In WI

Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in adult and continuing education in Wisconsin.

There were about 3 adult and continuing education individuals who graduated with this degree at Alverno in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in adult and continuing education from Alverno College

6

American College of Education
Indianapolis, IN

#3 Most Popular In IN

Located in the large city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. More information about a master’s in adult and continuing education from American College of Education

6

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

#1 Most Popular In MI

Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in adult and continuing education from Wayne State University

Best Adult & Continuing Education Colleges by State

Explore the most popular adult and continuing education schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	470	0
Ohio	466	38
Indiana	352	40
Wisconsin	302	7

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Adult & Continuing Education Related Rankings by Major

Adult & Continuing Education is one of 11 different types of Teacher Education Grade Specific programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Adult and Continuing Ed

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Elementary Education	614
Teacher Development & Methodology	573
Early Childhood Education	469
Secondary Education	403
Teacher Education	265
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods	139
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	123
Montessori Teacher Education	37
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	10

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 Vgrigas. More about our data sources and methodologies.