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2023 Best Value Education Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$27,634 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,646 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Philosophy Master's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Education Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for education philosophy students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Education Philosophy Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Loyola University Chicago the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for education philosophy students working on their master’s degree. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Loyola Chicago graduate students pay an average of $19,894 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Loyola Chicago also did well on our Best Education Philosophy Master’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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#2

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 12 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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education philosophy schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great value for education philosophy students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 a year.

Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 5 spot on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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

UIUC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Education Philosophy at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OHIO Athens are $17,712 a year.

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Western Michigan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

WMU graduate students pay an average of $26,248 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $26,644 per year.

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Kent State University at Kent ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Kent State are $21,952 a year.

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#10

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI

With a ranking of #10, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education philosophy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Eastern Michigan graduate students pay an average of $28,818 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Education Philosophy Colleges by State

Explore the best education philosophy schools 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 12 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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