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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$16,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor's 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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the kindergarten/preschool education and teaching program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 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. Eastern Illinois University 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.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students list, EIU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend EIU is $14,607 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching students.

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 list. PFW 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 also made our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $10,912 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students per year to attend PFW.

Full PFW Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Report

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Toledo, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students list, University of Toledo has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Toledo is $17,630 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. 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. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees to 37 students 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. The estimated yearly cost for UC is $21,843 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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

#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. Shawnee State University is a small school located in Portsmouth, Ohio that handed out 4 bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Shawnee State University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Shawnee State University is $16,320 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students.

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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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