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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

34 Colleges
$28,817 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,125 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree School for You

Teacher Education Subject Specific is the #23 most popular major in Illinois with 1,676 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in Illinois to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for subject specific ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Carbondale the best value school in Illinois for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUC are $15,240 per year. Subject Specific Ed majors at SIUC take out an average of $20,343 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Northeastern Illinois University undergraduate students pay an average of $12,064 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at Northeastern Illinois University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $30,739.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in Illinois. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Illinois State are $13,968 per year. The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at Illinois State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,028. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $412, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Illinois State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIC are $15,603 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed majors at UIC accumulate an average of around $17,446 in student debt.

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Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Illinois University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EIU are $12,297 per year. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $158.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIUC are $17,634 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed graduates from UIUC carry an average student debtload of $19,212. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $470, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

UIUC also took the #3 spot in our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.

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With a ranking of #7, Western Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

WIU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Northern Illinois University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

NIU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,738 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SIUE are $11,496 a year.

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Chicago State University

Chicago, IL

Chicago State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. CSU is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSU are $11,204 per year.

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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,338
Ohio 1,661
Indiana 1,703
Wisconsin 913

One of 14 majors within the area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 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 Aparajita Datta.

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