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Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

2023 Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

25 Colleges
$23,016 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,000 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Indiana. With 11,570 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 25 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the best value school in Indiana for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Purdue are $9,992 a year.

Purdue not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

PFW undergraduate students pay an average of $8,857 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Indiana University - Southeast helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Indiana. Indiana University - Southeast is a small public school located in the suburb of New Albany.

Indiana University - Southeast undergraduate students pay an average of $7,827 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 25 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - South Bend landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of South Bend, Indiana University - South Bend is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Indiana University - South Bend are $7,827 per year.

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#5

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great value for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ball State are $10,290 a year.

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Indiana University - Northwest 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Gary, IU Northwest is a public college with a small student population.

IU Northwest undergraduate students pay an average of $7,827 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IU Bloomington are $11,333 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, IU Bloomington is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IUPUI are $10,044 a year.

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University of Southern Indiana landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Evansville, USI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

USI undergraduate students pay an average of $9,509 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State 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 #10 on the list. Indiana State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Terre Haute.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Indiana State are $9,598 a year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 5,939
Ohio 9,238
Illinois 10,567
Wisconsin 5,792

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

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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