2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Education Master's Degree School for You
With 327,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Education Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 808 schools in the United States 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Education
Our 2023 rankings named La Salle University the best value school in the United States for education students working on their master’s degree. La Salle is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
La Salle graduate students pay an average of $1,455 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 808 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Cabrini University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Radnor, Cabrini University 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 Cabrini University are $2,318 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Martin Luther College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the United States. MLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of New Ulm.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MLC are $5,400 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools list. NWC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Orange City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NWC are $6,360 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of the Cumberlands helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the United States. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cumberlands are $4,582 a year.
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Concordia University, Irvine ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Irvine are $8,564 per year.
Concordia University, Irvine also claimed a spot on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Universidad del Este landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Carolina.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNE are $3,552 a year.
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Stevenson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Stevenson, Stevenson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Stevenson graduate students pay an average of $8,340 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, Worcester State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Worcester State is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Worcester State are $5,796 per year.
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Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.
BYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools list.
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Morningside College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Morningside are $6,516 a year.
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Western Governors University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools list. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WGU are $7,790 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, WGU also did well on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Sioux Falls did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls.
University of Sioux Falls graduate students pay an average of $7,110 in tuition and fees each year.
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Valley City State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Valley City, Valley City State University is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Valley City State University are $7,723 per year.
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Fitchburg State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools list. Fitchburg State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 per year.
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With a ranking of #16, Wisconsin Lutheran College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, WLC 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 WLC are $10,080 a year.
WLC also claimed a spot on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Ashland University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Located in the fringe town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Ashland graduate students pay an average of $6,972 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #18, Charleston Southern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. CSU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.
CSU graduate students pay an average of $5,085 in tuition and fees each year.
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Doane University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Located in the town of Crete, Doane Crete is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Doane Crete are $8,586 per year.
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Hood College landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Frederick.
Hood graduate students pay an average of $9,080 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Hood is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools list.
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Gordon College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools list. Gordon College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wenham.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Gordon College are $6,400 a year.
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Viterbo University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Viterbo graduate students pay an average of $9,488 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #23, Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Seward.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650 per year.
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Southwest Baptist University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools list. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Bolivar.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southwest Baptist University are $5,388 per year.
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With a ranking of #25, Wayne State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. WSC is a small public school located in the town of Wayne.
WSC graduate students pay an average of $9,597 in tuition and fees each year.
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Remaining Award Winners
This list shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 808 different United States education schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools award.
Education by Region
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Education Related Majors for 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 |
Majors Similar 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).
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