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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$24,203 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,125 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific students earned 1,338 degrees and certificates from a Michigan school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for subject specific ed 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.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan

Check out the subject specific ed bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

Our analysis found Saginaw Valley State University to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Michigan. Saginaw Valley State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of University Center.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saginaw Valley State University are $11,130 per year.

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#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

Central Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $13,094 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $284, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Central Michigan also took the #5 spot in our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WMU are $13,434 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed graduates from WMU carry an average student debtload of $29,094. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $211.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 22 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Michigan State undergraduate students pay an average of $15,966 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Michigan State also took the #4 spot in our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan rankings.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in Michigan. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at U-M are $17,193 a year.

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#6

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ferris are $13,188 a year. The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at Ferris take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $31,191.

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Grand Valley State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. GVSU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GVSU are $13,900 per year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $285, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Michigan - Flint did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Flint, UM Flint is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

UM Flint undergraduate students pay an average of $12,322 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Eastern Michigan University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Michigan are $15,500 per year. Subject Specific Ed majors at Eastern Michigan take out an average of $30,974 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $167, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#10

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oakland are $15,135 per year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,661
Illinois 1,676
Indiana 1,703
Wisconsin 913

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

Subject Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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