2022 Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

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Reading Teacher Education is the 133rd most popular major in the country with 6,105 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 454 reading teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 reading teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in reading teacher education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality reading teacher education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the reading teacher education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Reading Teacher Education in Illinois (With Aid)

#1

Judson University

Elgin, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$18,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Judson University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid. Judson is located in Elgin, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s reading teacher education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Judson, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Reading Teacher Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Judson University are $18,900, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Judson University Reading Teacher Education Report

#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$9,378 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in River Forest, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s reading teacher education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Concordia University, Chicago, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Reading Teacher Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Concordia University, Chicago Reading Teacher Education Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Reading Teacher Education in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Reading Teacher Education (With Aid)

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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