2027 Best Value Trade & Industrial Teacher Education Schools in Illinois

[Trade & Industrial Teacher Education](/majors/education/teacher-education-and-development/trade-and-industrial-teacher-education/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for trade & industrial teacher education students.
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2027 Best Value Trade & Industrial Teacher Education Schools in Illinois
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the trade & industrial teacher education degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Trade & Industrial Teacher Education Schools
Our analysis ranked Southern Illinois University Carbondale the best value for a degree in trade & industrial teacher education in Illinois. Located in the town of Carbondale, Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $13,334. Typical student debt for trade & industrial teacher education graduates is $21,182. Early-career trade & industrial teacher education graduates make about $51,816. That is a strong return on a $21,182 median debt. Roughly 87% of applicants are accepted.
A rank of #2 makes Illinois State University one of the best values for trade & industrial teacher education. Illinois State University is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $14,410, with out-of-state students paying around $26,058. Students borrow a median of $24,149 to complete the trade & industrial teacher education program here. Early-career trade & industrial teacher education graduates make about $49,660. Set against $24,149 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Illinois State University admits about 88% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools 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.