2023 Best Value Education Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education School for You
With 199,724 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #3 most popular major in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Education Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 850 schools in the United States to see which 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Education Schools in the United States
Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality in Education
Our analysis found La Salle University to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
La Salle undergraduate students pay an average of $33,150 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at Cabrini University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the United States. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Radnor.
Cabrini University undergraduate students pay an average of $33,845 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Martin Luther College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools list. Located in the town of New Ulm, MLC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MLC are $16,910 per year.
Out of the 850 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Orange City, NWC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWC are $33,590 a year.
NWC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Education Schools list.
Out of the 850 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Cumberlands landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.
Cumberlands undergraduate students pay an average of $9,875 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #6, Concordia University, Irvine did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Concordia University, Irvine are $38,740 a year.
Concordia University, Irvine excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Education Schools list.
Read full report on Education at Concordia University, Irvine
Universidad del Este landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value education programs. Located in the suburb of Carolina, UNE is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
UNE undergraduate students pay an average of $5,820 in tuition and fees each year.
Stevenson University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools ranking. Stevenson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Stevenson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stevenson are $38,168 per year.
Valley City State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools ranking. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the town of Valley City.
Valley City State University undergraduate students pay an average of $12,969 in tuition and fees each year.
Valley City State University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Education Schools list.
Read full report on Education at Valley City State University
Morningside College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools ranking. Located in the city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morningside are $35,270 per year.
Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools ranking. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, BYU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Education Schools list.
Mayville State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Mayville, Mayville State University is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mayville State University are $10,756 per year.
Worcester State University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value education programs. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Worcester State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,666 in tuition and fees each year.
Western Governors University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
WGU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,452 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #15, Hood College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students. Located in the city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hood are $43,140 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Hood also is in the top 15% of our Best Education Schools ranking.
University of Sioux Falls landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value education programs. Located in the city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Sioux Falls are $19,900 per year.
Wisconsin Lutheran College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools list. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WLC are $32,766 per year.
WLC also claimed a spot on our Best Education Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
With a ranking of #18, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,200 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato also did well on our Best Education Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Read full report on Education at Minnesota State University - Mankato
Fitchburg State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fitchburg State are $16,735 per year.
Ashland University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools 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 undergraduate student at Ashland are $23,090 a year.
Charleston Southern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
CSU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,960 in tuition and fees each year.
Doane University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #22 on the list. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Crete.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Doane Crete are $37,880 per year.
Viterbo University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #23 on the list. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of La Crosse.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Viterbo are $29,920 a year.
Viterbo also claimed a spot on our Best Education Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
McDaniel College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the suburb of Westminster, McDaniel is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
McDaniel undergraduate students pay an average of $46,336 in tuition and fees each year.
McDaniel excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Education Schools list.
Northwest Missouri State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #25 on the list. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwest are $14,919 per year.
Read full report on Education at Northwest Missouri State University
Rest of the Top 50 Best Value Education Schools
Additional Award Winners
This list shows the rest of the schools awarded a Best Value Education Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 850 different United States education schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Education graduate students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Education Schools award.
Education by Region
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Majors Related to Education
Education Majors to Study
| 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 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,784 |
| Student Counseling | 13,840 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8,387 |
| Teaching English or French | 4,743 |
| Other Education | 2,513 |
| Multilingual Education | 1,672 |
| Educational Assessment | 1,215 |
| Education Philosophy | 421 |
| International Education | 257 |
| Teaching Assistants | 20 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Psychology | 42,013 |
| Social Sciences | 22,292 |
| Communication & Journalism | 12,242 |
| Library Science | 5,929 |
| History | 4,391 |
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 Horadrim.
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