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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

55 Colleges
$35,575 Avg Salary
$26,019 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree School for You

Teacher Education Grade Specific is the most popular major in Pennsylvania with 3,839 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 55 schools in Pennsylvania to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Lebanon Valley College the best school in Pennsylvania for teacher education grade specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. LVC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Annville.

When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $362.

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#2

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Scranton is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Elizabethtown College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elizabethtown.

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#4

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Messiah University is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg.

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Out of the 55 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Saint Joseph’s University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, grade specific ed majors at St. Joe's accumulate an average of around $22,177 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $757, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Washington & Jefferson College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. W&J is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Washington.

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#8

Saint Vincent College

Latrobe, PA

Saint Vincent College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the suburb of Latrobe, Saint Vincent is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #10 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the fringe town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

On average, grade specific ed graduates from Ship take out $25,106 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,633
New York 6,309
Maryland 1,593
District of Columbia 139
Delaware 456

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education grade specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Grade Specific Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 43,003
Early Childhood Education 32,920
Secondary Education 10,547
Teacher Education 9,949
Teacher Development & Methodology 6,165
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 3,517
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 2,450
Adult & Continuing Education 1,074
Montessori Teacher Education 252
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 140
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 105
Online Educator/Online Teaching 79
International Teaching and Learning 25

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas.

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