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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 $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,068 people earned their degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching, making the major the 318th most popular in the United States.

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 $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality kindergarten/preschool education and teaching 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 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Illinois University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. EIU is a public institution located in Charleston, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

EIU also made our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for EIU is $13,560 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Eastern Illinois University Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Report

#2

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne. 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 $48-$75k list. Purdue University Fort Wayne is a public institution located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

PFW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne is $12,023 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 37 bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

UC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is $20,312 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

#4

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Toledo. 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 $48-$75k. Located in Toledo, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 46 degrees to qualified bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Toledo is $17,332 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5

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 #5 for the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Shawnee State University is a small public school situated in Portsmouth, Ohio. It awarded 4 bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Shawnee State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Shawnee State University is $17,597 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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%.

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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