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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

35 Colleges
$13,521 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 Pennsylvania with 3,839 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 35 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

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

Check out the grade specific ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found La Salle University to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

La Salle graduate students pay an average of $1,455 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 Pennsylvania list. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Radnor.

Cabrini University graduate students pay an average of $2,318 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at Cabrini University Report

#3

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Scranton helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the small city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

University of Scranton also took the #3 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCUPA are $11,898 per year.

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

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Kutztown University is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Kutztown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Kutztown University are $11,440 a year.

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Millersville University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Millersville is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Millersville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Millersville are $11,934 a year.

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at Millersville University of Pennsylvania Report

#7

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

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

Marywood graduate students pay an average of $11,438 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clarion University are $12,179 per year.

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at Clarion University of Pennsylvania Report

#9

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

Holy Family University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Holy Family are $12,181 per year.

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Indiana.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUP are $12,618 per year.

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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
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.

  • 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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