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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$21,470 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,963 Avg Salary

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

Other Education is the #13 most popular major in Illinois with 62 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. 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 Other Education Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for other education 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

Check out the other education 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 Other Education

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the best value school for other education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Other Education at Concordia University, Chicago Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SIUE are $9,316 a year.

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#3

Rockford University

Rockford, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rockford University is a great value for other education students working on their master’s degree. Rockford is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rockford.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rockford are $13,615 per year.

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#4

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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

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#5

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Roosevelt University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Roosevelt are $21,605 a year.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for other education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.

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Best Value Other Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 221
Indiana 111
Michigan 49
Wisconsin 31

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

Other Education Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Other Education 4,858

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 6 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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