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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

9 Ranked Colleges
149 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Teacher Education is the 110th most popular major in the country with 8,205 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 438 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 149 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the teacher education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. BGSU is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BGSU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $20,277 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree teacher education students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend BGSU.

Read full report on Teacher Education at BGSU

#2

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Toledo is a public institution located in Toledo, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo also took the #6 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Toledo is $19,504 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree teacher education students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Teacher Education at University of Toledo

#3

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elmhurst University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Elmhurst University is a small school located in Elmhurst, Illinois that handed out 24 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Elmhurst also made our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Elmhurst University is $23,604 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree teacher education students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Elmhurst University Teacher Education Report

#4

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wisconsin Lutheran College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Wisconsin Lutheran College is a small school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 2 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WLC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $22,026 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree teacher education students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Wisconsin Lutheran College.

Read full report on Teacher Education at WLC

#5

Carroll University

Waukesha, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carroll University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Waukesha, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s teacher education degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Carroll U also made our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Carroll University is $23,985 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree teacher education students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Carroll U Teacher Education Report

#6

Northland College

Ashland, Wisconsin
#8 in overall quality

Northland College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Northland is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ashland, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree teacher education students whose families make $75-$110k list, Northland has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $23,310 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Northland.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Northland College Teacher Education Report

#7

Lakeland University

Plymouth, Wisconsin
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Lakeland University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Plymouth, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s teacher education degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Lakeland also made our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Lakeland University is $21,367 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Teacher Education at Lakeland University

#8

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

DePaul University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul also made our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $30,877 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree teacher education students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend DePaul.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Teacher Education at DePaul University

#9

Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#9 in overall quality

Mount Mary University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Mount Mary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mount Mary, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $23,892 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Mount Mary.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Mount Mary University Teacher Education Report

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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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