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2023 Best Value Education Philosophy Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$33,298 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,871 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Philosophy School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, education philosophy was ranked #14 in the country. In fact 737 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Education Philosophy Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for education philosophy 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.

2023 Best Value Education Philosophy Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education philosophy majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Education Philosophy Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Loyola University Chicago the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for education philosophy students. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Loyola Chicago are $47,808 a year.

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#2

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
$42,012 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 2 spot on the list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DePaul are $42,012 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Philosophy Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

UIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $37,632 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UIUC is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Education Philosophy Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education philosophy schools in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Northwestern undergraduate students pay an average of $60,768 in tuition and fees each year.

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our Best Education Philosophy Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Education Philosophy Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Madison are $38,608 a year.

UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Education Philosophy Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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$22,810 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education philosophy students. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OHIO Athens are $22,810 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education philosophy students. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IU Bloomington are $38,352 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, IU Bloomington is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Education Philosophy Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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$27,111 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value education philosophy programs. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC are $27,111 per year.

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$16,768 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Western Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education philosophy students. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WMU are $16,768 a year.

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#10

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH
$20,239 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Toledo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education philosophy students. It came in at #10 on the list. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Toledo are $20,239 per year.

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Best Education Philosophy Colleges by State

Explore the best education philosophy colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 24
Illinois 65
Indiana 8
Michigan 14
Wisconsin 68

Education Philosophy is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Philosophy Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education 737

Majors Similar to Education Philosophy

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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 Nick Youngson.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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