2023 Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You
General Education is the #39 most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Calvin University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids, Calvin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Calvin are $11,880 per year.
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Out of the 34 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Spring Arbor University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spring Arbor.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Spring Arbor are $8,383 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Valparaiso University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Valpo are $12,220 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Muskingum University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of New Concord, Muskingum is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Muskingum graduate students pay an average of $10,350 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baldwin Wallace University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Baldwin Wallace College graduate students pay an average of $11,363 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, McKendree University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at McKendree are $9,756 a year.
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Bluffton University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Bluffton, Bluffton is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bluffton are $13,815 per year.
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Concordia University, Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, Western Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WIU are $12,182 per year.
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Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.
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Request InformationBest General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 700 |
| Ohio | 706 |
| Illinois | 453 |
| Indiana | 502 |
| Wisconsin | 515 |
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Majors Related to Education
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Education
| 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 25 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).
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