2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Doctorate 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 Child development Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 31,017 people earned their degree in early childhood education, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 4,088 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Child development Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in early childhood education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality early childhood 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 early childhood education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Child development Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree child development students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$9,378 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Child development Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Concordia University, Chicago is located in River Forest, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s child development degrees to qualified students.

Concordia University, Chicago also made our “Best Early Childhood Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. 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.

Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Concordia University, Chicago

#2

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$19,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Child development Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #2 spot on the list. DePaul is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full DePaul Early Childhood Education Report

#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$24,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Child development Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Oakland is a fairly large public school situated in Rochester Hills, Michigan. It awarded 7 doctorate’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oakland, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland University are $24,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Oakland Early Childhood Education Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education

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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