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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

46 Colleges
$13,634 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,734 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 110,226 degrees and certificates were awarded to teacher education grade specific students, making the major the most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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 the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the New England 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.

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 the New England Region

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

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Worcester State University the best value school in the New England Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Worcester State are $5,796 a year.

Worcester State also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#2

Gordon College

Wenham, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Gordon College is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Wenham, Gordon College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Gordon College graduate students pay an average of $6,400 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Providence College

Providence, RI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Providence College is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Providence 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 Providence are $9,750 a year.

Providence also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #3.

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#3

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fitchburg State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 a year.

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#5

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

Out of the 46 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Westfield State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Westfield is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Westfield.

Westfield graduate students pay an average of $6,696 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, American International College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at AIC are $12,717 a year.

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#7

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Endicott are $12,746 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Endicott is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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#8

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Fairfield University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fairfield U are $19,498 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Fairfield U is ranked #4 for overall quality for grade specific ed in the New England Region .

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With a ranking of #9, Emmanuel College Massachusetts did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Emmanuel Boston is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Emmanuel Boston graduate students pay an average of $14,319 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Emmanuel Boston is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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Salem State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Salem State are $10,477 per year.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 791
Massachusetts 2,555
Maine 515
Vermont 232
New Hampshire 525
Rhode Island 332

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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