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2023 Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$13,384 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,291 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, general education was ranked 5th in Ohio. In fact, 706 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Ohio to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio

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

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Education

#1

Muskingum University

New Concord, OH

Our 2023 rankings named Muskingum University the best value school in Ohio for general education students working on their master’s degree. Muskingum is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of New Concord.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Muskingum are $10,350 a year.

Muskingum also took the #4 spot in our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio rankings.

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Out of the 9 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Baldwin Wallace University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Berea.

Baldwin Wallace College graduate students pay an average of $11,363 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, Baldwin Wallace College is ranked #3 for overall quality for education in Ohio.

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#3

Bluffton University

Bluffton, OH

The excellent master’s degree programs at Bluffton University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in Ohio. Bluffton is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Bluffton.

Bluffton graduate students pay an average of $13,815 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in Ohio. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ohio State are $12,425 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great value for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at OHIO Athens are $9,720 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

Wright State University - Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $14,298 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Findlay did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Findlay is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Findlay.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Findlay are $18,456 a year.

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#8

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

With a ranking of #8, Tiffin University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Tiffin University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Tiffin.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tiffin University are $13,000 per year.

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Franciscan University of Steubenville landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general education programs. Franciscan U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Steubenville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Franciscan U are $12,888 per year.

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Best Value General Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 453
Indiana 502
Michigan 700
Wisconsin 515

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

Education Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

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 9 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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