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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$19,405 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,414 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Michigan to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for subject specific ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan

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

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Teacher Education Subject Specific

#1

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Our analysis found Central Michigan University to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Michigan. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

WMU graduate students pay an average of $17,807 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 6 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan State are $19,714 per year.

Michigan State also took the #3 spot in our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan rankings.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

U-M graduate students pay an average of $25,230 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

U-M did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oakland University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

Oakland graduate students pay an average of $19,323 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

With a ranking of #6, Wayne State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wayne State are $18,937 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 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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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