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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

30 Colleges
$25,239 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,501 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for grade specific ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found The College of New Jersey to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TCNJ are $15,031 a year.

TCNJ did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means York College of Pennsylvania is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at YCP are $11,646 per year.

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at York College of Pennsylvania Report

#3

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mount St Mary’s University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the town of Emmitsburg, The Mount is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The Mount graduate students pay an average of $13,676 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at Mount St Mary’s University Report

#4

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marywood University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marywood are $11,438 a year.

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at Marywood University Report

#5

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rider University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rider are $20,159 a year.

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at Rider University Report

#6

Cedar Crest College

Allentown, PA

Cedar Crest College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Cedar Crest is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Allentown.

Cedar Crest graduate students pay an average of $14,719 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Clarion University are $13,862 a year.

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at Clarion University of Pennsylvania Report

With a ranking of #8, William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

William Paterson University graduate students pay an average of $21,748 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Teacher Education Grade Specific at William Paterson University of New Jersey

Felician University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lodi, Felician is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Felician are $20,430 a year.

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at Felician University Report

#10

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

Hunter graduate students pay an average of $20,828 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 25 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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