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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

75 Colleges
$11,598 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,260 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 75 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for subject specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 15% Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found VanderCook College of Music to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . VanderCook College of Music is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at VanderCook College of Music are $7,730 a year.

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#2

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Out of the 75 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ashland University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#3

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Out of the 75 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ferris are $8,232 a year.

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#4

Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, MI

Out of the 75 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Spring Arbor University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Spring Arbor, Spring Arbor is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Spring Arbor graduate students pay an average of $8,383 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 a year.

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#6

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

With a ranking of #6, Olivet Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Olivet Nazarene are $12,190 per year.

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#7

Muskingum University

New Concord, OH

Muskingum University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Muskingum is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of New Concord.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Muskingum are $10,350 per year.

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#8

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

With a ranking of #8, Youngstown State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.

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Baldwin Wallace University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Berea.

Baldwin Wallace College graduate students pay an average of $11,363 in tuition and fees each year.

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#11

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

Alverno College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Alverno are $10,402 per year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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 Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Illinois State University Normal, IL
13 Concordia University, Wisconsin Mequon, WI
14 Xavier University Cincinnati, OH
15 Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH

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 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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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