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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

75 Colleges
$11,598 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,260 Avg Salary

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

Teacher Education Subject Specific is the #23 most popular major in the country with 43,297 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific 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. Our analysis looked at 75 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 15% Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found VanderCook College of Music to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, VanderCook College of Music 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 VanderCook College of Music are $7,730 a year.

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#2

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Out of the 75 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ashland University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ashland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ashland are $6,972 a year.

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#3

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Out of the 75 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ferris are $8,232 a year.

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#4

Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, MI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Spring Arbor University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in the Great Lakes Region . Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spring Arbor.

Spring Arbor graduate students pay an average of $8,383 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Olivet Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Olivet Nazarene are $12,190 per year.

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#7

Muskingum University

New Concord, OH

Muskingum University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of New Concord, Muskingum is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Muskingum are $10,350 per year.

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#8

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 per year.

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Baldwin Wallace University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Baldwin Wallace College graduate students pay an average of $11,363 in tuition and fees each year.

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Northern Illinois University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.

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#11

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

Alverno College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

Alverno graduate students pay an average of $10,402 in tuition and fees each year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Teacher Education Subject Specific students in the Great Lakes Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Illinois State University Normal, IL
13 Concordia University, Wisconsin Mequon, WI
14 Xavier University Cincinnati, OH
15 Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH

Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,338
Ohio 1,661
Illinois 1,676
Indiana 1,703
Wisconsin 913

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

Majors Similar to Subject Specific Ed

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 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 Aparajita Datta.

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