2025 Best Secondary Education Schools in Michigan
10
Colleges in Michigan
217
Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded
Secondary Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #84 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for secondary education students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 217 degrees in secondary education to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Secondary Education School
Your choice of secondary education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Secondary Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
Secondary Education Rankings by Degree Level
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 Secondary Education Schools in Michigan list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Secondary Education in Michigan
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the secondary teaching degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Michigan Schools in Secondary Teaching
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MI
31
Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded
Every student who is interested in secondary education needs to take a look at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were roughly 31 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in secondary education from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Western Michigan University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in secondary education. WMU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Kalamazoo. A Best Colleges rank of #322 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in secondary education from Western Michigan University
Oakland University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in secondary education. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #443 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Oakland is a great university overall.
There were about 15 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Oakland in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in secondary education from Oakland University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In MI
It's hard to beat Aquinas College Michigan if you want to pursue a degree in secondary education. Aquinas College Michigan is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids. This college ranks 44th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 6 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Aquinas College Michigan in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in secondary education from Aquinas College Michigan
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MI
70
Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #433 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Wayne State is a great university overall.
There were about 70 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in secondary education from Wayne State University
Alma is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Alma. This college ranks 1682nd out of 2,152 colleges for overall quality nationwide.
There were roughly 13 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Alma in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in secondary education from Alma College
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
9th
Most Popular In MI
Ferris is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Big Rapids. A Best Colleges rank of #565 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ferris is a great university overall.
There were roughly 2 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Ferris in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in secondary education from Ferris State University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
9th
Most Popular In MI
Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, RU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 52nd out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 5 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at RU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in secondary education from Rochester University
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In MI
Henry Ford College is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn. This college ranks 33rd out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 12 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Henry Ford College in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in secondary education from Henry Ford College
Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 2138th out of 2,152 schools for overall quality nationwide.
There were about 3 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Ann Arbor in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in secondary education from Concordia University, Ann Arbor
