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2022 Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$20,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Social Studies Education is the 331st most popular major in the country with 1,830 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 472 social studies education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 social studies education graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in social studies education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social studies 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 social studies education 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 Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Studies Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Oxford, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s social studies teacher education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Miami University - Oxford, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Studies 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 Miami University - Oxford are $31,697.

Read full report on Social Studies Education at Miami University - Oxford

#2

John Carroll University

University Heights, Ohio
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, John Carroll University landed the #2 spot on the list. John Carroll University is a small school located in University Heights, Ohio that handed out 1 masters’s social studies teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at John Carroll, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Social Studies Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at John Carroll University are $15,957, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full John Carroll University Social Studies Education Report

#3

Ursuline College

Pepper Pike, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ursuline College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Ursuline College is a small school located in Pepper Pike, Ohio that handed out 1 masters’s social studies teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Ursuline College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Social Studies Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ursuline College are $22,192, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Ursuline College Social Studies Education Report

#4

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social studies teacher education degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Cleveland State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Social Studies 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 Cleveland State University are $17,622.

Full Cleveland State University Social Studies Education Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Akron, Ohio that handed out 3 masters’s social studies teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Social Studies Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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