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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$25,701 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,414 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, teacher education subject specific was ranked #14 in the country. In fact 20,616 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for subject specific ed 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 Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for subject specific ed majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Chicago the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Concordia University, Chicago also is in the top 20% of our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $11,773 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Illinois State also did well on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cardinal Stritch University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Milwaukee, Cardinal Stritch 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 Cardinal Stritch are $11,840 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National Louis University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

NLU graduate students pay an average of $12,096 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Judson University

Elgin, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Judson University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Judson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Elgin.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Judson are $16,314 a year.

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#6

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 per year.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

Purdue graduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Purdue also is in the top 10% of our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUC are $33,064 per year.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 a year.

UIUC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#10

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

Western Michigan University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WMU are $26,248 per year.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 304
Illinois 788
Ohio 729
Indiana 1,011
Wisconsin 270

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Subject Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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