2025 Best Teacher Education Schools in Michigan

Teacher Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #97 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for teacher education students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 20 degrees in teacher education annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Teacher Education Schools List

Teacher Education Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Teacher Education Schools in Michigan 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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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Teacher Education in Michigan

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

Top Michigan Schools in Teacher Education

1

Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, MI

It's difficult to beat Saginaw Valley State University if you wish to pursue a degree in teacher education. Saginaw Valley State University is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of University Center.More information about a degree in teacher education from Saginaw Valley State University

2

University of Michigan - Flint
Flint, MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

12.5% Growth in Graduates

University of Michigan - Flint is a good option for students interested in a degree in teacher education. Located in the small city of Flint, UM Flint is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a degree in teacher education from University of Michigan - Flint

Best Teacher Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Teacher Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	118
Illinois	870	36
Indiana	737	226
Wisconsin	672	54

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Rankings in Majors Related to Teacher Education

Teacher Education is one of 13 different types of Teacher Education Grade Specific programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Teacher Education

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Elementary Education	743
Early Childhood Education	549
Secondary Education	217
Teacher Development & Methodology	26
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching	2

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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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.