Last year, 130,685 students completed degree or certificate programs at Best Graduate Elementary Teacher Education Colleges. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign had the most completers of 16,497, regardless of degree type.
For bachelor's degree, Ohio State University-Main Campus had the most completers of 10,950. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign had the most completers of Master's (7,130) and Ohio State University-Main Campus had the most completers of Doctor's (1,784) 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 | 12,413 | 8,741 | 2,010 | 1,461 | 208 | - | - |
| 2 | University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI | 12,507 | 8,111 | 2,855 | 1,452 | 129 | - | 3,283 |
| 3 | Teachers College at Columbia UniversityNew York, NY | 2,067 | - | 1,847 | 142 | 78 | - | - |
| 4 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | 15,308 | 7,931 | 5,800 | 1,625 | 362 | - | - |
| 5 | University of GeorgiaAthens, GA | 11,109 | 7,570 | 2,415 | 1,027 | 379 | - | 953 |
| 6 | Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | 4,501 | 1,820 | 1,792 | 886 | 34 | - | - |
| 7 | Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN | 11,489 | 7,239 | 3,372 | 728 | 286 | - | 24 |
| 8 | University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA | 8,867 | 4,426 | 2,441 | 866 | 695 | - | 4 |
| 9 | Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH | 15,789 | 10,950 | 2,924 | 1,784 | 254 | - | 170 |
| 10 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | 16,497 | 8,310 | 7,130 | 1,137 | 36 | - | - |
| 11 | University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA | 14,274 | 8,085 | 4,728 | 1,464 | 13 | - | - |
| - | Average | 130,685 | 7,318 | 3,392 | 1,143 | 225 | - | 887 |