2023 Best Value General Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education School for You
In 2020-2021, 29,810 general education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 69 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for education 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.
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2023 Best Value General Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best General Education Schools
Our analysis found Stark State College to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Stark State College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of North Canton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stark State College are $7,406 per year. While working on their degree, education majors at Stark State College accumulate an average of around $16,160 in student debt.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Calvin University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids, Calvin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Calvin are $38,240 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Calvin is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spring Arbor University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Spring Arbor.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spring Arbor are $31,080 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, education majors at Ivy Tech Community College accumulate an average of around $9,646 in student debt.
Out of the 69 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valparaiso University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Valpo are $44,796 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Valpo also is in the top 20% of our Best General Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Muskingum University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of New Concord, Muskingum is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Muskingum are $30,090 a year.
Baldwin Wallace University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Baldwin Wallace College are $35,366 a year.
Bluffton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Bluffton, Bluffton is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Bluffton undergraduate students pay an average of $34,502 in tuition and fees each year.
Western Illinois University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.
WIU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,297 in tuition and fees each year.
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Northern Illinois University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
NIU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,738 in tuition and fees each year.
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Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for General Education students in the Great Lakes Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value General Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | McKendree University | Lebanon, IL |
| 12 | Baker College | Owosso, MI |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin - Green Bay | Green Bay, WI |
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 706 |
| Illinois | 453 |
| Indiana | 502 |
| Michigan | 700 |
| Wisconsin | 515 |
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Majors Related to Education
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Education Concentrations
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 29,810 |
Majors Similar to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
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 KOKUYO.
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