by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
Secondary Education is the 84th most popular major in the country with 11,071 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,308 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 654 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,415 and $23,858 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 67 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in secondary education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their secondary education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The secondary teaching 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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ripon College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Ripon, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Knox College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region. Galesburg, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Out of the 67 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Aquinas College Michigan landed the #3 spot on the list. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 67 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Goshen College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Goshen, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Out of the 67 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Central College landed the #5 spot on the list. North Central is located in Naperville, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Illinois Wesleyan University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bloomington, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Secondary Education at Illinois Wesleyan University
Alma College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Alma, Michigan, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Lake Erie College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Painesville, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2021-2022.
Butler University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Butler is a private not-for-profit institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Greenville University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Greenville University is located in Greenville, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Secondary Education at Greenville University
Rochester University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Rochester Hills, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
With a ranking of #12, Wisconsin Lutheran College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. WLC is a small school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 7 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. PFW is a public institution located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Secondary Education at Purdue University Fort Wayne
Northland College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northland College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ashland, Wisconsin. It awarded 3 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Eureka College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Eureka, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Valparaiso University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. Valparaiso, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
North Park University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #17. North Park University is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 0 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Secondary Education at North Park University
Indiana University - East ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Richmond, Indiana, this small public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Indiana University - East
Aurora University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Aurora is located in Aurora, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Indiana University - Kokomo came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Kokomo, Indiana, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Indiana University - Kokomo
University of Wisconsin - Parkside came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Parkside is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Toledo landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Toledo, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 36 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #23, Marian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Marian is a small school located in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin that handed out 2 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Marian University
With a ranking of #24, Wheaton College Illinois did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wheaton, Illinois. It awarded 9 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Wheaton College Illinois
Hanover College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Hanover College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hanover, Indiana. It awarded 5 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
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