2023 Best Value Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 63 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for teaching 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the best value school for teaching students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 83 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Concordia University, Chicago. In 2019-2020 about 98% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Concordia University, Chicago also took the #5 spot in our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
Out of the 63 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s value ranking, McKendree University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Lebanon, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
McKendree graduate students pay an average of $9,756 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that McKendree does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
In addition to its great value ranking, McKendree is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ashland University is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Ashland University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Ashland, Ohio that handed out 9 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Ashland graduate students pay an average of $6,972 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Ashland. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Ferris State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in Big Rapids, Michigan, the fairly large public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ferris are $8,232 per year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Ferris. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olivet Nazarene University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Bourbonnais, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Olivet Nazarene are $12,190 a year.
One thing to take note of is that Olivet Nazarene does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Olivet Nazarene did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
University of St Francis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree teaching programs. University of St Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in Joliet, Illinois that handed out 28 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Saint Francis graduate students pay an average of $13,839 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at University of Saint Francis. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 89% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Saint Francis not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
With a ranking of #7, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since NIU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 43% took at least some of their classes online.
NIU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
With a ranking of #8, National Louis University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 77 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NLU are $12,096 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NLU. In 2019-2020 about 59% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
In addition to its great value ranking, NLU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Illinois State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Illinois State University is a large public school located in Normal, Illinois that handed out 23 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $11,773 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Illinois State. In fact, around 81% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Illinois State also is in the top 20% of our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Youngstown State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Youngstown, Ohio, the fairly large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,931 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at Youngstown State University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 60% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Cardinal Stritch University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cardinal Stritch is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cardinal Stritch are $11,840 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Cardinal Stritch. In fact, around 70% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Western Illinois University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree teaching programs. Located in Macomb, Illinois, the medium-sized public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
WIU graduate students pay an average of $12,182 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at WIU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Xavier University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Xavier is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Xavier are $12,076 per year.
Xavier does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 46% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #14, Aurora University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Aurora, Illinois. It awarded 30 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Aurora are $14,100 a year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Aurora. In fact, around 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Aurora also is in the top 15% of our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Edwardsville, Illinois, the fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 a year.
Online graduate courses are available at SIUE, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 86% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Lewis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Romeoville, Illinois. It awarded 5 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lewis are $14,960 a year.
Online graduate courses are available at Lewis, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Oakland City University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oakland City is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Oakland City, Indiana. It awarded 25 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Oakland City graduate students pay an average of $9,000 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Oakland City. During the 2019-2020 year, about 48% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Cornerstone University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Cornerstone is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Cornerstone graduate students pay an average of $14,960 in tuition and fees each year.
Cornerstone does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 73% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Edgewood College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Edgewood is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Edgewood are $18,936 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Edgewood. During the 2019-2020 year, about 58% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Edgewood also did well on our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree teaching programs. Located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, the medium-sized public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Stout are $17,213 a year.
Online graduate courses are available at UW - Stout, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 85% took at least some of their classes online.
Governors State University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree teaching programs. Governors State University is a small public school located in University Park, Illinois that handed out 8 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GSU are $14,674 a year.
One thing to take note of is that GSU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 35% took at least some of their classes online.
Judson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Elgin, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Judson graduate students pay an average of $16,314 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Judson does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 45% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - La Crosse are $20,073 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UW - La Crosse. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
In addition to its great value ranking, UW - La Crosse is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
With a ranking of #24, Central Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Central Michigan. In fact, around 61% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #25, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Stevens Point, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Stevens Point are $19,209 a year.
UW - Stevens Point does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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