2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 199,724 education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 63 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for 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. 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.
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2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 per year.
Concordia University, Chicago also claimed a spot on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at McKendree University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
McKendree graduate students pay an average of $9,756 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ashland University is a great value for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ashland.
Ashland graduate students pay an average of $6,972 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ferris are $8,232 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ferris also is in the top 20% of our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Olivet Nazarene University is a great value for education students working on their doctor’s degree. 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.
Olivet Nazarene excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
University of St Francis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Saint Francis are $13,839 a year.
University of Saint Francis did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
With a ranking of #7, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.
NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.
National Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NLU are $12,096 per year.
Illinois State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Illinois State also is in the top 20% of our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
With a ranking of #10, Youngstown State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.
Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,931 in tuition and fees each year.
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Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Cardinal Stritch University | Milwaukee, WI |
| 12 | Western Illinois University | Macomb, IL |
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 6,636 |
| Indiana | 8,353 |
| Ohio | 3,830 |
| Wisconsin | 2,679 |
| Michigan | 2,978 |
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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 |
Majors Similar 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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