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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$25,086 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate School for You

Teacher Education Grade Specific is the most popular major in the United States with 14,191 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for grade specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the grade specific ed basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Teacher Education Grade Specific

#1

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

Our analysis found Essex County College to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Essex is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Newark.

Essex undergraduate students pay an average of $8,966 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Delaware County Community College are $13,740 a year.

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at Delaware County Community College Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Relay Graduate School of Education landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Relay Graduate School of Education is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Teacher Education Grade Specific at Relay Graduate School of Education

Out of the 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Philadelphia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Community College of Philadelphia is a large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Community College of Philadelphia undergraduate students pay an average of $12,744 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

Temple undergraduate students pay an average of $30,602 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

University of Rochester undergraduate students pay an average of $59,378 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,633
Pennsylvania 3,839
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

Majors Similar to Grade Specific Ed

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 6 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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