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2022 Best Value English or French Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$12,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value English or French Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value English or French Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Teaching English or French is the 144th most popular major in the country with 5,744 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, teaching English or French graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,524 and had an average of $29,215 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 601 teaching English or French graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,900 and $20,637 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 teaching English or French graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value English or French Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in teaching English or French. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great teaching English or French programs and cost less that 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 teaching English or French program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value English or French 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 english or french students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Teaching English or French (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value English or French Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a medium-sized school located in River Falls, Wisconsin that handed out 13 bachelors’s English or French degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - River Falls also took the #1 spot in our “Best Teaching English or French Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW - River Falls is $8,366 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree english or french students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

Full University of Wisconsin - River Falls Teaching English or French Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value English or French Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s English or French degrees to qualified students.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Teaching English or French Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $8,194 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree english or french students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Ohio State.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Teaching English or French at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#3

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value English or French Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Terre Haute, Indiana, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s English or French degrees in 2019-2020.

Indiana State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Teaching English or French Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Indiana State is $9,422 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree English or French students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Indiana State Teaching English or French Report

#4

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value English or French Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s English or French degrees to qualified students.

Eastern Michigan also took the #5 spot in our “Best Teaching English or French Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Michigan is $13,904 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree english or french students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Teaching English or French at Eastern Michigan

#5

Bethel University - Mishawaka

Mishawaka, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethel University - Mishawaka. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value English or French Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Mishawaka, Indiana, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s English or French degrees in 2019-2020.

Bethel University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Teaching English or French Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Bethel University - Mishawaka is $13,465 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree english or french students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Bethel University - Mishawaka Teaching English or French Report

Kent State University at Kent ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value English or French Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English or French degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Kent State also made our “Best Teaching English or French Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $13,915 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree english or french students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Kent State.

Full Kent State Teaching English or French Report

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, The University of Findlay did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English or French Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Findlay is a small school located in Findlay, Ohio that handed out 1 bachelors’s English or French degrees in 2019-2020.

Findlay also took the #4 spot in our “Best Teaching English or French Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Findlay is $22,220 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree english or french students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Findlay Teaching English or French 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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