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2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$11,285 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,367 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Education Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Purdue University Fort Wayne to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Indiana. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at PFW are $6,552 per year.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

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 city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $9,992 per year.

Purdue not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Southeast. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Indiana University - Southeast is a small public school located in the suburb of New Albany.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Indiana University - Southeast are $8,270 a year.

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#4

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.

Ball State graduate students pay an average of $10,144 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Ball State also claimed a spot on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Northwest. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the small city of Gary, IU Northwest is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Northwest are $8,270 per 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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#7

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

Valparaiso 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 #7 on the list. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valparaiso.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Valpo are $12,220 per year.

Valpo also claimed a spot on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Bloomington are $11,329 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, IU Bloomington is ranked #4 for overall quality for education in Indiana.

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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 master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the 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 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 medium-sized city of South Bend, Indiana University - South Bend is a public school with a small student population.

Indiana University - South Bend graduate students pay an average of $8,270 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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