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2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

13 Ranked Colleges
256 Degrees Awarded
$16,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,064 people earned their degree in other education, making the major the 136th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, other education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,456 and had an average of $33,666 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 546 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,471 and $33,376 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 256 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in other education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 13 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. IU Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 7 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $6,192 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend IU Bloomington.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full IU Bloomington Other Education Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s other education degrees to qualified students.

UW - Whitewater also made our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $12,156 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UW - Whitewater.

Full University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Other Education Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. BGSU is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 155 bachelors’s other education degrees to qualified students.

BGSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend BGSU is $15,533 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other education students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4

Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, Ohio
#13 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shawnee State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Portsmouth, Ohio, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Shawnee State University, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Shawnee State University is $14,254 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Shawnee State University Other Education Report

#5

Walsh University

North Canton, Ohio
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walsh University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in North Canton, Ohio, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Walsh, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Walsh University is $14,556 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Walsh University Other Education Report

#6

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Western Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. WMU is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU also made our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for WMU is $15,276 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#7

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana
#12 in overall quality

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other education students in 2019-2020.

SMWC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $11,061 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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#8

Quincy University

Quincy, Illinois
#11 in overall quality

Quincy University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Quincy University is a small school located in Quincy, Illinois that handed out 1 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

Quincy U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Quincy University is $17,518 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Other Education at Quincy University

#9

University of Dayton

Dayton, Ohio

University of Dayton landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other education students in 2019-2020.

UDayton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $23,351 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Dayton.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Dayton Other Education Report

#10

Edgewood College

Madison, Wisconsin

Edgewood College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Edgewood College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 18 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Edgewood, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $20,212 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Edgewood College.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Education at Edgewood College

#11

Carroll University

Waukesha, Wisconsin

Carroll University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Waukesha, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other education degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Carroll U also took the #9 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Carroll U is $20,156 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Carroll U Other Education Report

#12

Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon, Ohio
#7 in overall quality

Mount Vernon Nazarene University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mount Vernon, Ohio. It awarded 3 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

MVNU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Mount Vernon Nazarene University is $16,876 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full MVNU Other Education Report

#13

Rockford University

Rockford, Illinois
#10 in overall quality

Rockford University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Rockford University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rockford, Illinois. It awarded 2 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree other education students whose families make $30-$48k list, Rockford has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rockford is $20,380 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other education students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Other Education at Rockford University

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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