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2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$22,214 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,282 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

General Education is the #46 most popular major in Indiana with 502 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana

Check out the education bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Education

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the best value school in Indiana for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue are $9,992 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Purdue is ranked #3 for overall quality for education in Indiana.

Full General Education at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

#2

Marian University

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marian University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Marian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Marian undergraduate students pay an average of $36,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Manchester University

North Manchester, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Manchester University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Manchester University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of North Manchester.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Manchester University are $34,436 a year.

Full General Education at Manchester University Report

Best Value General Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value General Education Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 700
Ohio 706
Illinois 453
Wisconsin 515

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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