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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$15,393 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,260 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for subject specific ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Ferris State University the best value school in Michigan for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. 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 graduate student at Ferris are $8,232 a year.

Ferris not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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#2

Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, MI

Out of the 14 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Spring Arbor University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spring Arbor.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Spring Arbor are $8,383 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northern Michigan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in Michigan. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Marquette.

Northern Michigan University graduate students pay an average of $10,612 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in Michigan. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 14 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $19,714 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Michigan State also made our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #1.

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University of Michigan - Flint came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the city of Flint, UM Flint is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

UM Flint graduate students pay an average of $12,681 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Western Michigan University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#8

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

With a ranking of #8, Saginaw Valley State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Saginaw Valley State University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of University Center.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Saginaw Valley State University are $15,748 a year.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn 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 #9 on the list. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.

UM Dearborn graduate students pay an average of $14,510 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

With a ranking of #10, Oakland University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Oakland are $19,323 a 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 14 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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