Last year, 281,231 students completed degree or certificate programs at Best Graduate Elementary Teacher Education Colleges. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign had the most completers of 16,163, regardless of degree type.
For bachelor's degree, Ohio State University-Main Campus had the most completers of 11,409. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign had the most completers of Master's (6,682) and Ohio State University-Main Campus had the most completers of Doctor's (1,743) degree.
| Rank | School | Total | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral | 12-Weeks Certificate | 1-Year Certificate | 1-4 Years Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI | 12,273 | 8,552 | 2,036 | 1,422 | 337 | - | - |
| 2 | University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI | 12,704 | 9,232 | 2,939 | 1,598 | 137 | - | 3,417 |
| 3 | Teachers College at Columbia UniversityNew York, NY | 1,991 | - | 1,730 | 183 | 74 | - | - |
| 4 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | 15,270 | 8,221 | 5,413 | 1,719 | 286 | - | - |
| 5 | University of GeorgiaAthens, GA | 11,296 | 8,262 | 2,306 | 1,044 | 500 | - | 1,204 |
| 6 | Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | 4,321 | 1,855 | 1,532 | 813 | 64 | - | - |
| 7 | Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN | 14,954 | 7,160 | 3,142 | 729 | 257 | - | 20 |
| 8 | University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA | 8,254 | 4,564 | 2,404 | 845 | 595 | - | 1 |
| 9 | Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH | 15,912 | 11,409 | 2,978 | 1,743 | 235 | - | 237 |
| 10 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | 16,163 | 9,050 | 6,450 | 1,279 | 349 | - | - |
| 11 | University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA | 14,309 | 8,403 | 4,845 | 1,451 | 23 | - | - |
| - | Average | 281,231 | 7,645 | 3,240 | 1,162 | 278 | - | 1,155 |