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2023 Best Value Other Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$36,922 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,165 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Education Doctor's Degree School for You

With 56 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, other education is the #123 most popular major in Illinois.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Other Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for other education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Other Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for other education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Other Education

#1

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Olivet Nazarene University the best value school in Illinois for other education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Olivet Nazarene are $12,190 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great value for other education students working on their doctor’s degree. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIC are $17,277 per year.

Full Other Education at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value other education schools in Illinois. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 per year.

Northwestern not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Other Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Full Other Education at Northwestern University Report

Best Value Other Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 38
Ohio 56
Indiana 98
Wisconsin 5

Other Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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