2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in Michigan

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking.

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

Across Michigan, there were 10 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent teacher education programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The teacher education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan”.

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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in Michigan

#1

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$31,355 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Western Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 5 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our michigan master’s degree teacher education students list, WMU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Michigan - Flint

Flint, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$18,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Flint. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. University of Michigan - Flint is a medium-sized public school situated in Flint, Michigan. It awarded 5 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Flint also made our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Flint are $18,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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