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2023 Best Value Education Schools in Wisconsin

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$21,929 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,877 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 2,679 degrees and certificates from a Wisconsin school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin

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

Top 10 Best Education Schools

#1

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI
$32,766 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Wisconsin Lutheran College the best value school in Wisconsin for education students. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WLC are $32,766 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WLC is ranked #1 for overall quality for education in Wisconsin.

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#2

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI
$29,920 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Viterbo University is a great value for education students. Located in the city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Viterbo are $29,920 per year.

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$8,088 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the distant town of River Falls, UW - River Falls is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - River Falls are $8,088 per year.

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$9,553 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Stout is a great value for education students. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Menomonie.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW - Stout are $9,553 a year.

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$9,195 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - La Crosse is a large public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

UW - La Crosse undergraduate students pay an average of $9,195 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UW - La Crosse not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Education Schools in Wisconsin list.

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$7,730 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - Whitewater is a large public school located in the distant town of Whitewater.

UW - Whitewater undergraduate students pay an average of $7,730 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$8,155 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - Superior did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Superior, UW - Superior is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Superior are $8,155 per year.

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$7,733 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools in Wisconsin ranking. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large public school located in the city of Oshkosh.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Oshkosh are $7,733 per year.

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#9

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI
$31,258 Average Tuition & Fees

Alverno College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Alverno undergraduate students pay an average of $31,258 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Carroll University

Waukesha, WI
$35,140 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Carroll University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students. Carroll U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waukesha.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Carroll U are $35,140 a year.

Carroll U also made our Best Education Schools in Wisconsin list, coming in at #5.

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 6,636
Indiana 8,353
Ohio 3,830
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 18 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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