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2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
149 Degrees Awarded
$17,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Teacher Education is the 110th most popular major in the country with 8,205 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 438 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 149 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great teacher education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wisconsin Lutheran College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wisconsin Lutheran College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 2 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree teacher education students whose families make $0-$30k list, WLC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WLC is $14,327 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full WLC Teacher Education Report

#2

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Elmhurst University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Elmhurst, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.

Elmhurst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Elmhurst University is $16,903 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Teacher Education at Elmhurst University

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Bowling Green, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s teacher education degrees to 74 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree teacher education students whose families make $0-$30k list, BGSU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend BGSU is $14,521 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Teacher Education at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

#4

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Toledo. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Toledo is a public institution located in Toledo, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $14,516 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Toledo.

Read full report on Teacher Education at University of Toledo

#5

Carroll University

Waukesha, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carroll University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Carroll University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waukesha, Wisconsin. It awarded 7 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Carroll U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Carroll U is $19,900 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Teacher Education at Carroll University

#6

Northland College

Ashland, Wisconsin
#8 in overall quality

Northland College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Northland is located in Ashland, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.

Northland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northland is $15,157 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Northland College Teacher Education Report

#7

Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#9 in overall quality

Mount Mary University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Mount Mary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mount Mary, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $18,652 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree teacher education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Mount Mary.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Mount Mary University Teacher Education Report

#8

Lakeland University

Plymouth, Wisconsin
#7 in overall quality

Lakeland University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Plymouth, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.

Lakeland also took the #7 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $18,310 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree teacher education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Lakeland University.

Read full report on Teacher Education at Lakeland University

#9

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

DePaul University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. DePaul is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 5 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend DePaul is $26,173 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree teacher education students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Teacher Education at DePaul

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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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