2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Indiana
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Education Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Indiana to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Fort Wayne the best value school in Indiana for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
PFW graduate students pay an average of $6,552 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Indiana. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $9,992 per year.
Purdue did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.
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Out of the 20 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Southeast landed the # 3 spot on the list. Indiana University - Southeast is a small public school located in the large suburb of New Albany.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Indiana University - Southeast are $8,270 per year.
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Out of the 20 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ball State are $10,144 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ball State also did well on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Indiana University - Northwest helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Indiana. Located in the small city of Gary, IU Northwest is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IU Northwest are $8,270 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Bethel University - Mishawaka did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Bethel University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Mishawaka.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bethel University are $7,880 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Valparaiso University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valparaiso.
Valpo graduate students pay an average of $12,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Valpo is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.
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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IU Bloomington are $11,329 a year.
IU Bloomington did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IUPUI are $10,389 a year.
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Indiana University - South Bend ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the midsize city of South Bend, Indiana University - South Bend is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Indiana University - South Bend are $8,270 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 20 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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