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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$13,591 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,414 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 788 degrees and certificates were awarded to teacher education subject specific students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for subject specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Teacher Education Subject Specific

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Concordia University, Chicago not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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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 Illinois. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $9,773 per year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

SIUC graduate students pay an average of $16,162 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NLU are $12,096 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in Illinois. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIUC are $17,823 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UIUC is ranked #4 for overall quality for subject specific ed in Illinois.

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#6

Judson University

Elgin, IL

Judson University 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Elgin, Judson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 14 majors within the area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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.

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