2022 Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region
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In 2019-2020, 6,105 people earned their degree in reading teacher education, making the major the 133rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,249 reading teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,021 reading teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 46 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in reading teacher education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent reading teacher education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the reading teacher education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Reading Teacher Education in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olivet Nazarene University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Bourbonnais, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s reading teacher education degrees to 160 students in 2019-2020.
Olivet Nazarene also took the #3 spot in our “Best Reading Teacher Education 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 Olivet Nazarene are $13,393.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Chicago is located in River Forest, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 56 masters’s reading teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Concordia University, Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Reading Teacher Education 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 Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State University is a large public school situated in Normal, Illinois. It awarded 4 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
Illinois State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Reading Teacher Education 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 Illinois State are $11,069.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Northern Illinois University is a fairly large public school situated in Dekalb, Illinois. It awarded 35 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
NIU also took the #14 spot in our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Otterbein University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Otterbein University is located in Westerville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s reading teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Otterbein also took the #22 spot in our “Best Reading Teacher Education 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 Otterbein University are $6,767.
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Alverno College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Alverno College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Alverno also made our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #24. Average graduate tuition and fees at Alverno College are $10,521, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 48 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at BGSU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Reading Teacher Education 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 BGSU are $15,823.
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Xavier University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s reading teacher education students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Xavier, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Reading Teacher Education 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 Xavier University are $12,076.
Baldwin Wallace University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Baldwin Wallace University is located in Berea, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s reading teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Baldwin Wallace College also made our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #17. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baldwin Wallace University are $11,191, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #10, University of St Francis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. University of St Francis is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Joliet, Illinois. It awarded 28 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree reading teacher education students list, University of Saint Francis has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Saint Francis are $13,839, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Concordia University, Wisconsin ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Mequon, Wisconsin. It awarded 31 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Concordia University, Wisconsin, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Reading Teacher Education 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 Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,460.
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Spring Arbor University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Spring Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s reading teacher education degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Spring Arbor are $8,232.
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John Carroll University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. John Carroll University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in University Heights, Ohio. It awarded 3 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at John Carroll, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Reading Teacher Education 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 John Carroll University are $15,957.
Western Illinois University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Western Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Macomb, Illinois. It awarded 8 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at WIU are $11,996, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Central Michigan University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 19 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
Central Michigan also made our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Youngstown State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school situated in Youngstown, Ohio. It awarded 5 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Youngstown State University are $9,495, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #17, Aurora University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Aurora, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s reading teacher education students in 2019-2020.
Aurora not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Aurora University are $13,200, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large school located in La Crosse, Wisconsin that handed out 7 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - La Crosse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - La Crosse are $20,038, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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DePaul University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. DePaul University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s reading teacher education degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at DePaul, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #20, National Louis University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. National Louis University is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 24 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at NLU are $12,096, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #21, University of Dayton did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 13 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree reading teacher education students list, UDayton has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Reading Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Dayton are $17,780, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #22, Northern Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Marquette, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s reading teacher education students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Michigan University are $13,660, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Kent State University at Kent came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kent State is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 10 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree reading teacher education students list, Kent State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Reading Teacher Education 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 some majors have different tuition rates.
Cardinal Stritch University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cardinal Stritch is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s reading teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cardinal Stritch are $11,760.
Muskingum University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Muskingum University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Concord, Ohio. It awarded 11 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Muskingum are $10,260, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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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- *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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