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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

109 Colleges
$12,623 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree 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.

The Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 109 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for grade specific ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for grade specific ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 15% Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named La Salle University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at La Salle are $1,455 per year.

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#2

Cabrini University

Radnor, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cabrini University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Radnor.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cabrini University are $2,318 per year.

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#3

Stevenson University

Stevenson, MD

Out of the 109 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevenson University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Stevenson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Stevenson.

Stevenson graduate students pay an average of $8,340 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McDaniel College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small suburb of Westminster, McDaniel is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at McDaniel are $9,568 per year.

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#5

Hood College

Frederick, MD

The excellent master’s degree programs at Hood College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Frederick, Hood 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 Hood are $9,080 a year.

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#6

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

University of Scranton came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

University of Scranton graduate students pay an average of $11,630 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Scranton is ranked #4 for overall quality for grade specific ed in the Middle Atlantic Region .

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#7

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #7, Goucher College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Goucher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Goucher are $9,765 per year.

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The College of New Jersey ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TCNJ are $15,031 per year.

TCNJ did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FDU are $10,722 a year.

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#10

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Wilmington University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wilmington University are $9,060 a year.

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#11

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

Marywood University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree 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.

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With a ranking of #12, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.

FDU graduate students pay an average of $10,722 in tuition and fees each year.

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#13

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rowan are $16,146 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Rowan also did well on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#14

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

Mount St Mary’s University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree 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.

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#15

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

Holy Family University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Holy Family 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 Holy Family are $12,181 a year.

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#16

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ

Centenary University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Hackettstown, Centenary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Centenary graduate students pay an average of $17,550 in tuition and fees each year.

Centenary excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Teacher Education Grade Specific students in the Middle Atlantic Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
17 Salisbury University Salisbury, MD
18 University of Delaware Newark, DE
19 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
20 Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD
21 Trinity Washington University Washington, DC

Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges 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 26 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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