2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Master'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.
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The Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 117 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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.
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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 15% Best Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Wisconsin Lutheran College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for education students working on their master’s degree. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WLC are $10,080 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WLC also is in the top 5% of our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ashland University is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ashland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ashland are $6,972 per year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Viterbo University is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. 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 graduate students at Viterbo are $9,488 a year.
Out of the 117 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ferris are $8,232 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in tuition and fees each year.
Bethel University - Mishawaka came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Mishawaka, Bethel University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Bethel University graduate students pay an average of $7,880 in tuition and fees each year.
Spring Arbor University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spring Arbor.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Spring Arbor are $8,383 a year.
Trinity Christian College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Trinity Christian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Palos Heights.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Trinity Christian are $10,708 per year.
Youngstown State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 a year.
Valparaiso University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Valpo graduate students pay an average of $12,220 in tuition and fees each year.
University of St Francis came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’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 college with a small student population.
University of Saint Francis graduate students pay an average of $13,839 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Saint Francis excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
With a ranking of #12, Olivet Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Olivet Nazarene are $12,190 per year.
With a ranking of #12, Alverno College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
Alverno graduate students pay an average of $10,402 in tuition and fees each year.
Muskingum University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of New Concord, Muskingum is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Muskingum are $10,350 per year.
Carroll University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the small city of Waukesha, Carroll U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Carroll U graduate students pay an average of $13,719 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Carroll U also is in the top 10% of our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
McKendree University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Located in the suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at McKendree are $9,756 a year.
Illinois State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Northern Illinois University | Dekalb, IL |
| 19 | Baldwin Wallace University | Berea, OH |
| 20 | Marian University | Fond Du Lac, WI |
| 20 | Concordia University, Wisconsin | Mequon, WI |
| 22 | North Central College | Naperville, IL |
| 23 | Xavier University | Cincinnati, OH |
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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