2023 Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Bachelor's Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 4th in Illinois. In fact, 10,567 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 39 schools in Illinois 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.
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 Education Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Southern Illinois University Carbondale to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SIUC are $15,240 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great value for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Illinois State are $13,968 a year.
Illinois State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIC are $15,603 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Eastern Illinois University is a great value for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EIU are $12,297 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeastern Illinois University are $12,064 per year.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIUC are $17,634 per year.
UIUC also took the #3 spot in our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUE are $11,496 per year.
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Northern Illinois University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NIU are $14,738 a year.
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Western Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WIU are $13,297 per year.
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National Louis University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NLU are $14,169 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 11,570 |
| Michigan | 5,939 |
| Ohio | 9,238 |
| Wisconsin | 5,792 |
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Majors Related to Education
Education Majors to Study
| 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 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
| Student Counseling | 13,858 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8,695 |
| Teaching English or French | 5,791 |
| Other Education | 4,858 |
| Teaching Assistants | 2,751 |
| Educational Assessment | 2,552 |
| Multilingual Education | 1,910 |
| Education Philosophy | 737 |
| International Education | 293 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.
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