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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

75 Colleges
$11,598 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,260 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 43,297 teacher education subject specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 75 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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.

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 Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 15% Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found VanderCook College of Music to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, VanderCook College of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

VanderCook College of Music graduate students pay an average of $7,730 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ashland University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Ashland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ashland are $6,972 per year.

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#3

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Out of the 75 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ferris are $8,232 per year.

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#4

Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, MI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Spring Arbor University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in the Great Lakes Region . Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spring Arbor.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Spring Arbor are $8,383 a year.

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#5

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Chicago is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 per year.

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#6

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Olivet Nazarene University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.

Olivet Nazarene graduate students pay an average of $12,190 in tuition and fees each year.

Olivet Nazarene also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#7

Muskingum University

New Concord, OH

Muskingum University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the distant town of New Concord, Muskingum is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Muskingum graduate students pay an average of $10,350 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.

Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,931 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, Baldwin Wallace University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Baldwin Wallace College are $11,363 per year.

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Northern Illinois University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.

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#11

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

Alverno College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Alverno are $10,402 a year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Teacher Education Subject Specific students in the Great Lakes Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Illinois State University Normal, IL
13 Concordia University, Wisconsin Mequon, WI
14 Xavier University Cincinnati, OH
15 Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH

Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,661
Illinois 1,676
Indiana 1,703
Michigan 1,338
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 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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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