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2022 Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

12 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$26,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Education Philosophy is the 266th most popular major in the country with 715 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, education philosophy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $53,575 and had an average of $43,702 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 242 education philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,150 and $44,709 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 107 education philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in education philosophy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great education philosophy programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the education philosophy 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 Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree education philosophy students.

Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Education Philosophy in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 1 masters’s education philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois
#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. WIU is a medium-sized school located in Macomb, Illinois that handed out 2 masters’s education philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

WIU also made our “Best Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #11. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WIU are $11,996.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s education philosophy students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree education philosophy students list, UC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. OHIO Athens is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 6 masters’s education philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree education philosophy students list, OHIO Athens has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712.

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#6

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

DePaul University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. DePaul University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 5 masters’s education philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 1 masters’s education philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9 in overall quality

Kent State University at Kent came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s education philosophy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kent State, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#6 in overall quality

Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana University - Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s education philosophy degrees to qualified students.

IU Bloomington also made our “Best Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338.

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#10

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. UWM is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 12 masters’s education philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree education philosophy students list, UWM has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#11

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#10 in overall quality

Eastern Michigan University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Eastern Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 6 masters’s education philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552.

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#12

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

Northwestern University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern University is located in Evanston, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 masters’s education philosophy degrees to qualified students.

Northwestern also made our “Best Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567.

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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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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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