Indiana Teacher Colleges and Degrees Online Guide
For anyone looking for teaching schools in Indiana, this guide to teacher preparation schools is designed to provide key information on available programs within the state. There are several options for colleges and universities that provide degree programs for aspiring teachers. The information found below can help you choose which program is right for your future career needs. For information on the various teaching degrees found in Indiana schools, take a look at our lists of top-rated teaching programs, table of accredited, state-approved teacher preparation programs, and student reviews. Whether you are a first-time student or looking to change careers, this guide can help you find the teaching program that is best for your personal career goals.
Quick Facts
- There are 46 colleges and universities with teacher degree programs in Indiana.1
- 11 colleges and universities offer an associate’s degree in education.*1
- 43 colleges and universities offer a bachelor’s degree in education.*1
- 24 colleges and universities offer a master’s or advanced degree in education.*1
- 12 schools ranked in Kiplinger’s Best Values in Public Colleges 2019.2
- 1 school ranked in Princeton Review’s Great Schools for Education Majors 2020.3
- 4 schools ranked in US News & World Report’s Best Graduate Education Programs 2021.4
- 5 schools ranked in US News & World Report’s Best Online Graduate Education Programs 2020.5
- 36 not-for-profit teacher programs are accredited by the NCATE, TEAC, or CAEP.
*For not-for-profit colleges and universities with teacher degree programs.
Top-Ranked Schools with Education Programs in Indiana
Kiplinger’s Best Values in Public Colleges 2019*
- University of Notre Dame (#35)
- DePauw University (#91)
- Purdue University (#111)
- Wabash College (#133)
- Earlham College (#161)
- University of Evansville (#171)
- Indiana University-Bloomington (#201)
- Hanover College (#202)
- Goshen College (#203)
- Butler University (#281)
- Valparaiso University (#284)
- Ball State University (#379)
*Institution-wide ranking.
Princeton Review’s Great Schools for Education Majors 2020
- Indiana University-Bloomington
US News & World Report’s Best Graduate Education Programs 2021
- Indiana University-Bloomington (#34 tie)
- Purdue University-West Lafayette (#50 tie)
- Ball State University (#84 tie)
- Oakland City University (#196-255)
US News & World Report’s Best Online Graduate Education Programs 2020
- Indiana University-Bloomington (#26 tie)
- Purdue University-West Lafayette (#28 tie)
- Ball State University (#35 tie)
- American College of Education (#226-#298)
- Marian University (#226-#298)
School Programs for Becoming a Teacher in Indiana
Comparison of Teacher Preparation Programs
We have designed the following table to help you compare teacher preparation programs in Indiana according to various factors. All of the schools included are not-for-profit institutions approved by the Indiana Department of Education for the preparation of teachers. Completing a state-approved teacher preparation program is an important step towards earning licensure.
While accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) is not a requirement for licensure, it is included in the following table as CAEP provides a highly-regarded accreditation that is accepted in many states. Read more about the CAEP, NCATE, and TEAC accrediting bodies. We have also included rankings from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), a research and policy group that scores teacher preparation programs at the national level using key standards chosen to measure students’ preparation for success in teaching. For further information on the NCTQ’s program rankings, please see the notes below the table.
You will also find data on teacher preparation program enrollment, completion, and licensing exam pass rates by institution for the 2017-2018 academic year in this table. These data points are collected from annual US Department of Education records under Title II (Teacher Quality) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which provides for reporting that holds institutions and state departments of education accountable for increasing academic achievement through improvements in teacher quality.
Programs that are not ranked, or for which data is not available, in a given category are denoted as “-“.
State-Approved School | CAEP Accred.?6 | NCTQ Undergrad Elementary Prog. % (2016)**7 | NCTQ Undergrad Secondary Prog. % (2017)**7 | Teacher Prep Prog. Enrollment8 | Teacher Prep Prog. Completers8 | Licensing Exams Pass Rate8 | Net Price***1 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anderson University | Yes | 57% | 42% | 99 | 36 | 94% | $23,515 |
Ball State University | Yes | — | 81% | 798 | 394 | 79% | $13,369 |
Bethel College | Yes | 84% | 64% | 115 | 27 | 61% | $19,525 |
Butler University | Yes | 83% | 89% | 168 | 85 | 76% | $33,290 |
Calumet College of St. Joseph | Yes | 8% | — | 114 | 6 | — | $11,346 |
DePauw University | No | — | — | 9 | 6 | — | $30,863 |
Earlham College | No | — | — | 13 | — | — | $22,567 |
Franklin College | Yes | — | — | 25 | 21 | 71% | $22,031 |
Goshen College | Yes | — | 96% | 49 | 21 | 95% | $17,398 |
Grace College | Yes | 72% | 69% | 93 | 38 | 76% | $18,070 |
Hanover College | Yes | — | — | 38 | 11 | — | $22,938 |
Holy Cross College | No | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | $22,159 |
Huntington University | Yes | 89% | — | 52 | 28 | 79% | $21,533 |
Indiana State University | Yes | 29% | 69% | 524 | 152 | 68% | $10,681 |
Indiana Tech | No | — | — | 23 | 10 | 50% | $19,861 |
Indiana University-Bloomington | Yes | 60% | 94% | 578 | 332 | 88% | $12,621 |
Indiana University-East | Yes | 17% | 31% | 55 | 25 | 100% | $8,548 |
Indiana University-Kokomo | Yes | 4% | 9% | 83 | 28 | 81% | $8,718 |
Indiana University-Northwest | Yes | 5% | 20% | 231 | 51 | 100% | $7,374 |
Indiana University-South Bend | Yes | 25% | 23% | 126 | 74 | 78% | $9,734 |
Indiana University-Southeast | Yes | 21% | 26% | 134 | 91 | 65% | $10,198 |
Indiana University-Purdue University-Columbus | Yes | — | — | 41 | 27 | 52% | — |
Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne | Yes | — | 49% | 199 | 111 | 68% | $7,270 |
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis | Yes | 17% | — | 285 | 184 | 77% | $10,538 |
Indiana Wesleyan University | Yes | 84% | 92% | 326 | 63 | 88% | $19,519 |
Manchester University | Yes | 38% | 34% | 26 | 25 | 84% | $20,687 |
Marian University | Yes | — | — | 170 | 23 | 94% | $21,063 |
Oakland City University | Yes | 5% | 5% | 15 | 19 | 100% | $18,537 |
Olivet Nazarene University | No | — | — | — | — | — | $20,302 |
Purdue University-Calumet | Yes | — | — | 83 | 61 | 74% | $10,012 |
Purdue University-North Central | Yes | — | — | 15 | 50 | 78% | $6,942 |
Purdue University-West Lafayette | Yes | 99% | 96% | 225 | 225 | 90% | $11,693 |
Saint Joseph College | No | — | — | 24 | 11 | 91% | $17,146 |
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | No | 25% | 37% | 44 | 29 | 83% | $19,401 |
Saint Mary’s College | Yes | — | — | 49 | 31 | 50% | $25,991 |
Taylor University | Yes | 99% | 93% | 192 | 62 | 79% | $25,429 |
Trine University | Yes | — | — | 37 | 18 | 61% | $25,180 |
University of Evansville | Yes | 43% | 64% | 43 | 41 | 89% | $22,068 |
University of Indianapolis | Yes | 45% | — | 97 | 39 | 89% | $21,909 |
University of Notre Dame | No | — | — | 185 | — | — | $26,683 |
University of Saint Francis | Yes | — | — | 17 | 16 | 92% | $17,031 |
University of Southern Indiana | Yes | 72% | 40% | 264 | 121 | 70% | $11,649 |
Valparaiso University | Yes | — | — | 133 | 35 | 94% | $22,626 |
Vincennes University | Yes | 45% | — | 32 | 15 | — | $9,922 |
Wabash College | No | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | $24,245 |
*The NCTQ rated undergraduate elementary teaching programs in 2016 and undergraduate secondary teaching programs in 2017 by national percentile based on their overall scores on the NCTQ’s standards for teacher education. Schools that do not provide data on all key standards or that fall below the top 50% of schools nationally are not included by the NCTQ in their ratings. Visit the NCTQ website for more information on its standards and methodologies.
**Net price is per year for undergraduate tuition as calculated by the National Center for Education Statistics based on the cost of attendance (tuition, books, room and board, and related expenses) for students who qualify for in-state tuition and fees, less the average financial aid award (including grants and scholarships).
Profiles of Well-Known Schools
Purdue University: Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN serves as the institutional home of the Purdue College of Education. The mission of the College of Education is to prepare future leaders within the systems of education in order to advance society and its individuals to a more learned state of mind prepared to assume productive roles in society. The College of Education is nationally accredited and recognized by several federal and state agencies including the Department of Education. Students receive multidisciplinary instruction in the classes they take as well as plenty of hands-on learning working with Purdue University learning partners in the community. The College of Education has recently created a program known as STEM Goes Rural that offers $30,000 stipends to STEM qualified teachers willing to teach in rural areas where there is a major shortfall of STEM instructors.
Schools with Teaching Degree Programs in Indiana
Anderson University-Anderson
1100 E 5th St
Anderson, IN 46012-3495
(765) 649-9071
www.anderson.edu
Ball State University
2000 University Ave
Muncie, IN 47306
(765) 289-1241
https://www.bsu.edu/




Bethel College
1001 W McKinley Ave
Mishawaka, IN 46545
(574) 259-8511
Butler University
4600 Sunset Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46208
(317) 940-8000
www.go.butler.edu
DePauw University
313 S Locust St
Greencastle, IN 46135-1772
(765) 658-4800
www.depauw.edu
Franklin College
101 Branigin Blvd
Franklin, IN 46131-2623
(317) 738-8000
Grace College and Theological Seminary
200 Seminary Dr
Winona Lake, IN 46590-1274
(574) 372-5100
www.grace.edu
Huntington University
2303 College Ave
Huntington, IN 46750
(260) 356-6000
www.huntington.edu
Indiana State University
210 N 7th St
Terre Haute, IN 47809
(812) 237-6311
https://www.indstate.edu/

Indiana University-Bloomington
107 South Indiana Ave
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
(812) 855-4848
https://www.indiana.edu/


Indiana University-Northwest
3400 Broadway
Gary, IN 46408-1197
(219) 980-6500
www.iun.edu
Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne
2101 E Coliseum Blvd
Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499
(260) 481-6100
https://www.pfw.edu/

Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
425 University Blvd
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5143
(317) 274-5555
https://www.iupui.edu/

Indiana University-South Bend
1700 Mishawaka Ave
South Bend, IN 46634-7111
(574) 520-4872
www.iusb.edu
Indiana University-Southeast
4201 Grant Line Rd
New Albany, IN 47150
(812) 941-2000
www.ius.edu
Indiana Wesleyan University
4201 S Washington St
Marion, IN 46953-4974
(765) 674-6901
https://www.indwes.edu/

Manchester College
604 College Ave
North Manchester, IN 46962
(260) 982-5000
www.manchester.edu
Marian University
3200 Cold Spring Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46222-1997
(317) 955-6000
https://www.marian.edu/

Purdue University
610 Purdue Mall
West Lafayette, IN 47907
(765) 494-4600
https://www.purdue.edu/

Purdue University Northwest (formerly Purdue University Calumet)
2200 169th Street
Hammond, IN 46323
(219) 989-2400
https://www.pnw.edu/

Saint Josephs College
US Highway 231
Rensselaer, IN 47978
(219) 866-6000
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
St Hwy 150
Saint Mary-Of-The-Woods, IN 47876-1099
(812) 535-5151
Taylor University
236 W Reade Ave
Upland, IN 46989-1001
(765) 998-2751
www.taylor.edu
Trine University
1 University Ave
Angola, IN 46703-1764
(260) 665-4100
www.trine.edu
University of Evansville
1800 Lincoln Avenue
Evansville, IN 47722
(812) 488-2000
www.evansville.edu
University of Indianapolis
1400 E Hanna Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46227-3697
(317) 788-3368
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
(574) 631-5000
www.nd.edu
University of Saint Francis-Ft Wayne
2701 Spring St
Fort Wayne, IN 46808-3994
(219) 434-3100
University of Southern Indiana
8600 University Blvd
Evansville, IN 47712
(812) 464-8600
https://www.usi.edu/

Valparaiso University
US Highway 30 and Sturdy Road
Valparaiso, IN 46383
(219) 464-5000
www.valpo.edu
Vincennes University
1002 N First St
Vincennes, IN 47591
(812) 888-8888
www.vinu.edu/home
References:
1. National Center for Education Statistics College Navigator: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/
2. Kiplinger’s Best College Values: https://www.kiplinger.com/tool/college/T014-S001-best-college-values-college-finder/index.php#Tile
3. The Princeton Review. The Best 385 Colleges, 2020 Edition. The Princeton Review, 2019.
4. US News Best Graduate Education Schools 2021: https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-education-schools/edu-rankings
5. US News Best Online Graduate Education Schools 2020: https://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/education/rankings
6. Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP): http://caepnet.org/provider-search
7. National Council on Teacher Quality 2014-2016 Teacher Preparation Program Review: https://www.nctq.org/review/home
8. US Department of Education 2016 Title II Reports: https://title2.ed.gov/Public/Home.aspx