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2023 Best Value Education Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$28,156 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,646 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Philosophy Master's Degree School for You

Education Philosophy is the #12 most popular major in Illinois with 65 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Education Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois 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.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the education philosophy master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Education Philosophy

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best value school in Illinois for education philosophy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UIUC graduate students pay an average of $17,823 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 education philosophy in Illinois.

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 per year.

Full Education Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago Report

#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

DePaul graduate students pay an average of $18,341 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Education Philosophy at DePaul University Report

#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. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Northwestern graduate students pay an average of $56,567 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Northwestern also made our Best Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #1.

Full Education Philosophy at Northwestern University Report

Best Value Education Philosophy Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Education Philosophy Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 24
Indiana 8
Michigan 14
Wisconsin 68

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, education philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Philosophy Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education 737

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 4 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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