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2023 Best Value Education Schools in Indiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

21 Colleges
$15,031 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,983 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education School for You

Education is the most popular major in Indiana with 8,353 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Education Schools in Indiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Indiana 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.

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 Education Schools in Indiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Colleges.

Top 10 Best Education Schools

$8,857 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Purdue University Fort Wayne to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a degree in Indiana. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PFW are $8,857 per year.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN
$9,992 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

Purdue undergraduate students pay an average of $9,992 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Purdue also took the #2 spot in our Best Education Schools in Indiana rankings.

Full Education at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

$7,827 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Indiana University - Southeast helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Indiana. Indiana University - Southeast is a small public school located in the large suburb of New Albany.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Indiana University - Southeast are $7,827 per year.

Full Education at Indiana University - Southeast Report

#4

Ball State University

Muncie, IN
$10,290 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great value for education students. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ball State are $10,290 per year.

Ball State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Education Schools in Indiana list.

Full Education at Ball State University Report

$7,827 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Northwest. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Gary, IU Northwest is a public college with a small student population.

IU Northwest undergraduate students pay an average of $7,827 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Education at Indiana University - Northwest Report

$30,830 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Bethel University - Mishawaka did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students. Bethel University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Mishawaka.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bethel University are $30,830 per year.

Read full report on Education at Bethel University - Mishawaka

$11,333 Average Tuition & Fees

Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #7 on the list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IU Bloomington are $11,333 per year.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Education Schools in Indiana list.

Full Education at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

#8

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN
$44,796 Average Tuition & Fees

Valparaiso University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valparaiso.

Valpo undergraduate students pay an average of $44,796 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Valpo excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Education Schools in Indiana list.

Read full report on Education at Valparaiso University

$10,044 Average Tuition & Fees

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IUPUI are $10,044 per year.

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$7,827 Average Tuition & Fees

Indiana University - South Bend did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of South Bend, Indiana University - South Bend is a public school with a small student population.

Indiana University - South Bend undergraduate students pay an average of $7,827 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 6,636
Ohio 3,830
Wisconsin 2,679
Michigan 2,978

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 21 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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