2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Across Illinois, there were 49 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 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 Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree teacher education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$14,896 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Forest College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lake Forest is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lake Forest, Illinois. It awarded 3 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Lake Forest not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lake Forest are $14,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

North Park University

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$14,076 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Park University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k. North Park University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 9 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

North Park also took the #1 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Park are $14,076, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

$19,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k. DePaul University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Teacher Education at DePaul University

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

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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