2027 Best Value Technical Teacher Education Schools in Illinois

[Technical Teacher Education](/majors/education/teacher-education-and-development/technical-teacher-education/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong technical teacher education education at a price that pays off.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for technical teacher education students.
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2027 Best Value Technical Teacher Education Schools in Illinois
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in technical teacher education, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Technical Teacher Education Schools
For return on investment in technical teacher education, no school beat Eastern Illinois University this year. Set in the town of Charleston, Eastern Illinois University is a large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $13,377, with out-of-state students paying around $15,859. Technical Teacher Education graduates carry a median of $28,866 in student loans. Early-career technical teacher education graduates make about $38,821. Set against $28,866 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Eastern Illinois University admits about 65% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.