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2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

27 Colleges
$12,918 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,367 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Master's Degree School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Ohio. With 3,830 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in Ohio 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio

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

Top 10 Best Education Master's Degree Schools

#1

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Our analysis found Ashland University to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Ohio. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Ashland.

Ashland graduate students pay an average of $6,972 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

The excellent master’s degree programs at Youngstown State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Ohio. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,751 per year.

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#3

Muskingum University

New Concord, OH

Out of the 27 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Muskingum University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of New Concord, Muskingum is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Muskingum are $10,350 a year.

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Out of the 27 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Baldwin Wallace University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Baldwin Wallace College are $11,363 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Baldwin Wallace College also did well on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Education at Baldwin Wallace University

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

BGSU graduate students pay an average of $9,831 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Xavier University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Xavier are $12,076 per year.

Xavier also claimed a spot on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Mount Vernon Nazarene University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Located in the town of Mount Vernon, MVNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MVNU are $10,674 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, Ohio Dominican University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. ODU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbus.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ODU are $11,790 per year.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at OHIO Athens are $9,720 per year.

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#10

Capital University

Columbus, OH

Capital University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Located in the suburb of Columbus, Capital is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Capital graduate students pay an average of $13,190 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 6,636
Indiana 8,353
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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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