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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.

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

Check out the subject specific ed bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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 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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Out of the 34 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern Illinois University landed the # 2 spot on the 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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Out of the 34 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Illinois State are $13,968 a 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Illinois State is ranked #5 for overall quality for subject specific ed in Illinois.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UIC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,603 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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#5

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 medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

EIU undergraduate students pay an average of $12,297 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

UIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $17,634 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 made our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #3.

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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 ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NIU are $14,738 a year.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. 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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#10

Chicago State University

Chicago, IL

Chicago State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. CSU is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.

CSU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,204 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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