2026 Best Value Direct Entry Midwifery Schools in the Great Lakes Region
[Direct Entry Midwifery](/majors/health-care-professions/alternative-medical-support-services/direct-entry-midwifery/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for direct entry midwifery students.
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2026 Best Value Direct Entry Midwifery Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in direct entry midwifery, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Direct Entry Midwifery Schools
Leading the list is Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, our #1 best value for direct entry midwifery in the Great Lakes Region. Set in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is a mid-sized public institution. Students from in state pay about $4,904 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $7,147. Students borrow a median of $12,112 to complete the direct entry midwifery program here. Direct Entry Midwifery graduates of Southwest Wisconsin Technical College earn a median of $42,087 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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