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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$35,229 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,734 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, teacher education grade specific students earned 139 degrees and certificates from a District of Columbia school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Teacher Education Grade Specific

Our analysis found Trinity Washington University to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, Trinity College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Trinity College are $14,850 per year.

Trinity College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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Out of the 4 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GWU are $32,904 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GWU is ranked #1 for overall quality for grade specific ed in District of Columbia.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The American University are $38,456 a year.

The American University also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #2.

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#4

Howard University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Howard are $34,326 a year.

Howard also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #4.

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Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,633
Pennsylvania 3,839
New York 6,309
Maryland 1,593
Delaware 456

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Grade Specific Ed Concentrations

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 4 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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