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2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$12,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching is the 318th most popular major in the country with 2,068 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 476 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 107 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great kindergarten/preschool education and teaching programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the kindergarten/preschool education and teaching 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 Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

PFW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $7,129 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend PFW.

Read full report on Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching at Purdue University Fort Wayne

#2

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees to qualified students.

EIU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $12,350 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Eastern Illinois University.

Full EIU Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. UC is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 37 bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $15,078 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UC.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Read more about Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching at UC

#4

Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shawnee State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Shawnee State University is located in Portsmouth, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees to qualified students.

Shawnee State University also made our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Shawnee State University is $13,697 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Shawnee State University Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Report

#4

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Toledo. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Toledo is located in Toledo, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees to qualified students.

University of Toledo also took the #4 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $14,516 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Toledo.

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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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