2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Education Master's Degree School for You
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The Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 117 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Best Education Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Wisconsin Lutheran College to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WLC are $10,080 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, WLC is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ashland University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the fringe town of Ashland, Ashland 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 Ashland are $6,972 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Viterbo University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Viterbo are $9,488 per year.
Out of the 117 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.
Ferris graduate students pay an average of $8,232 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Concordia University, Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 per year.
Bethel University - Mishawaka landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Bethel University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Mishawaka.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bethel University are $7,880 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Spring Arbor University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Spring Arbor, Spring Arbor 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 Spring Arbor are $8,383 a year.
Trinity Christian College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Palos Heights, Trinity Christian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Trinity Christian graduate students pay an average of $10,708 in tuition and fees each year.
Youngstown State 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 #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 a year.
Valparaiso University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valparaiso.
Valpo graduate students pay an average of $12,220 in tuition and fees each year.
University of St Francis 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 #11 on the list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Saint Francis are $13,839 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Saint Francis also did well on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Olivet Nazarene University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Located in the suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Olivet Nazarene are $12,190 per year.
Alverno College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Alverno graduate students pay an average of $10,402 in tuition and fees each year.
Muskingum University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Muskingum is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of New Concord.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Muskingum are $10,350 a year.
Carroll University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Carroll U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waukesha.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Carroll U are $13,719 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Carroll U also did well on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
McKendree 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 #16 on the list. McKendree is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lebanon.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at McKendree are $9,756 per year.
Illinois State University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Illinois State also is in the top 20% of our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great value schools for Education students in the Great Lakes Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Northern Illinois University | Dekalb, IL |
| 19 | Baldwin Wallace University | Berea, OH |
| 20 | Marian University | Fond Du Lac, WI |
| 20 | Concordia University, Wisconsin | Mequon, WI |
| 22 | North Central College | Naperville, IL |
| 23 | Xavier University | Cincinnati, OH |
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 11,570 |
| Michigan | 5,939 |
| Ohio | 9,238 |
| Illinois | 10,567 |
| Wisconsin | 5,792 |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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