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.
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2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
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.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cabrini University is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Radnor, Cabrini University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cabrini University are $2,318 per year.
Out of the 808 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Martin Luther College landed the # 3 spot on the list. MLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of New Ulm.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MLC are $5,400 per year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwestern College is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. NWC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Orange City.
NWC graduate students pay an average of $6,360 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of the Cumberlands is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college 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 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.
In addition to its great value ranking, Concordia University, Irvine is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools list.
Universidad del Este came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UNE is a moderately-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.
Stevenson University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Located in the rural area of Stevenson, Stevenson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Stevenson graduate students pay an average of $8,340 in tuition and fees each year.
Worcester State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Worcester State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Worcester.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Worcester State are $5,796 a year.
Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
BYU graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.
BYU also claimed a spot on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Morningside College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools list. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Sioux City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Morningside are $6,516 per year.
Western Governors 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 #12 on the list. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WGU are $7,790 a year.
WGU also claimed a spot on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
University of Sioux Falls ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools list. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux Falls.
University of Sioux Falls graduate students pay an average of $7,110 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #14, Valley City State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Valley City, Valley City State University is a public college with a small student population.
Valley City State University graduate students pay an average of $7,723 in tuition and fees each 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 moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 per year.
Wisconsin Lutheran College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
WLC graduate students pay an average of $10,080 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, WLC also did well on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Ashland University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Ashland graduate students pay an average of $6,972 in tuition and fees each year.
Charleston Southern University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. CSU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Charleston.
CSU graduate students pay an average of $5,085 in tuition and fees each year.
Doane 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 #19 on the list. Located in the distant 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.
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 city of Frederick.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hood are $9,080 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Hood also is in the top 20% of our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools ranking.
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 suburb of Wenham.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gordon College are $6,400 per year.
With a ranking of #22, Viterbo University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the 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.
Concordia University, Nebraska 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 #23 on the list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Seward.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650 per year.
Southwest Baptist University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Bolivar.
Southwest Baptist University graduate students pay an average of $5,388 in tuition and fees each year.
Wayne State College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools list. WSC is a small public school located in the distant town of Wayne.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WSC are $9,597 per year.
Rest of the Top 50 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This section represents the remainder of the colleges 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.
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