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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

41 Colleges
$24,097 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,575 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree School for You

Teacher Education Grade Specific is the most popular major in Illinois with 3,473 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 41 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for grade specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the best value school in Illinois for teacher education grade specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Illinois State are $13,968 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, grade specific ed graduates from Illinois State carry an average student debtload of $21,121. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $382, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Illinois State also is in the top 20% of our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIC are $15,603 per year. On average, grade specific ed graduates from UIC take out $17,956 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UIC also is in the top 15% of our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northeastern Illinois University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in Illinois. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Northeastern Illinois University undergraduate students pay an average of $12,064 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, grade specific ed graduates from Northeastern Illinois University carry an average student debtload of $16,430.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIUC are $17,634 a year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $271, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

UIUC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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#5

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EIU are $12,297 per year. Grade Specific Ed majors at EIU take out an average of $23,125 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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With a ranking of #6, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SIUE are $11,496 a year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at SIUE take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,175. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $184, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#7

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Governors State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GSU are $10,108 per year.

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Northern Illinois University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

NIU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,738 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Grade Specific Ed majors at NIU take out an average of $25,355 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $235.

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University of Illinois at Springfield ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIS is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIS are $12,053 a year.

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Western Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

WIU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, grade specific ed graduates from WIU take out $28,988 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 3,308
Indiana 2,710
Michigan 1,460
Wisconsin 2,197

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Grade Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 43,003
Early Childhood Education 32,920
Secondary Education 10,547
Teacher Education 9,949
Teacher Development & Methodology 6,165
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 3,517
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 2,450
Adult & Continuing Education 1,074
Montessori Teacher Education 252
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 140
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 105
Online Educator/Online Teaching 79
International Teaching and Learning 25

Majors Similar to Grade Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
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 Vgrigas.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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