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2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$17,055 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 4th in Michigan. In fact, 2,978 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Michigan to see which doctor's degree 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Ferris State University the best value school in Michigan for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

Ferris graduate students pay an average of $8,232 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Ferris did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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#2

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornerstone University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids, Cornerstone is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Cornerstone graduate students pay an average of $14,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Michigan. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Flint helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Michigan. UM Flint is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Flint.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UM Flint are $12,681 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Michigan University is a great value for education students working on their doctor’s degree. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WMU are $17,807 a year.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $19,714 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Michigan State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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Eastern Michigan 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 #7 on the list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

Eastern Michigan graduate students pay an average of $16,672 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM Dearborn are $14,510 per year.

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#9

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State 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 #9 on the list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

Wayne State graduate students pay an average of $18,937 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

U-M graduate students pay an average of $25,230 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

U-M not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 6,636
Indiana 8,353
Ohio 3,830
Wisconsin 2,679

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

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 11 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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