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Best Value Other Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Other Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$20,089 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,963 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Education Master's Degree School for You

Other Education is the #140 most popular major in the country with 4,858 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Other Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for other education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Other Education Master's Degree Schools

#1

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

Our analysis found Valparaiso University to be the best value school for other education students who want to pursue a master’s degree 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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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Rockford University

Rockford, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Rockford University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value other education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Rockford is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rockford.

Rockford graduate students pay an average of $13,615 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 per year.

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#6

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #6, Roosevelt University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for other education students working on their master’s degree. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Roosevelt are $21,605 a year.

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#7

Walsh University

North Canton, OH

Walsh University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Walsh is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Canton.

Walsh graduate students pay an average of $13,510 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree other education programs. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

Oakland graduate students pay an average of $24,648 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 per year.

Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#10

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

Western Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for other education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WMU are $26,248 per year.

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Best Other Education Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 49
Ohio 221
Illinois 62
Indiana 111
Wisconsin 31

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

Majors Similar to Other 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
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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 Horadrim.

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