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2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region

13 Ranked Colleges
256 Degrees Awarded
$19,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor'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 Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Education is the 136th most popular major in the country with 5,064 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in other education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the other education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The other education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region”.

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Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 13 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Education in the Great Lakes Region

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region. Whitewater, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other education degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Whitewater did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is $15,249 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other education students.

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#2

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WMU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Western Michigan University is $19,433 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students.

Full Western Michigan University Other Education Report

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 155 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BGSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $18,394 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other education students per year to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Vernon Nazarene University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MVNU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MVNU is $20,282 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students.

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

#5

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 #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Shawnee State University is a small public school situated in Portsmouth, Ohio. It awarded 8 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

Shawnee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $16,320 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other education students per year to attend Shawnee State University.

Full Shawnee State University Other Education Report

#6

Edgewood College

Madison, Wisconsin

Edgewood College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Madison, 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 18 students in 2019-2020.

Edgewood also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $25,601 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students per year to attend Edgewood College.

The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.

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#7

Walsh University

North Canton, Ohio
#8 in overall quality

Walsh University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in North Canton, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other education students in 2019-2020.

Walsh also made our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Walsh is $16,075 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students.

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

#8

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend IU Bloomington is $13,253 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Education at Indiana University - Bloomington

#9

Carroll University

Waukesha, Wisconsin

Carroll University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s other education degrees 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. It costs about $23,355 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other education students per year to attend Carroll U.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#10

Quincy University

Quincy, Illinois
#11 in overall quality

Quincy University 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 ranking. This small school is located in Quincy, Illinois, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Quincy U, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Quincy U is $17,497 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other education students.

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#11

Rockford University

Rockford, Illinois
#10 in overall quality

Rockford University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rockford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rockford, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rockford also took the #10 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rockford University is $22,197 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students.

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 Rockford Other Education Report

#12

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

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

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is located in Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s other education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMWC, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $15,669 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other education students 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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#13

University of Dayton

Dayton, Ohio

University of Dayton ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other education degrees to 13 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. The estimated yearly cost for UDayton is $31,003 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other education students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Other Education at UDayton

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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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