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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Rhode Island

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$33,255 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,066 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific School for You

Teacher Education Grade Specific is the most popular major in Rhode Island with 332 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Rhode Island to see which 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Rhode Island

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

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality in Teacher Education Grade Specific

#1

Providence College

Providence, RI
$55,988 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Providence College to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a degree in Rhode Island. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Providence are $55,988 a year.

Providence did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Rhode Island list.

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#2

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI
$10,702 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rhode Island College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Rhode Island list. RIC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Providence.

RIC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,702 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, grade specific ed graduates from RIC take out $24,690 in student loans while working on their degree.

RIC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Rhode Island list.

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at Rhode Island College Report

$15,332 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the # 3 spot on the list. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at URI are $15,332 a year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at URI take out is $25,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $244.

URI also took the #4 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Rhode Island rankings.

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$35,950 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a great value for teacher education grade specific students. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JWU Providence are $35,950 per year.

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#5

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI
$44,200 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Salve Regina University is a great value for teacher education grade specific students. Located in the large suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Salve Regina undergraduate students pay an average of $44,200 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, grade specific ed majors at Salve Regina accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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$37,355 Average Tuition & Fees

Roger Williams University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Rhode Island list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RWU are $37,355 a year. Grade Specific Ed majors at RWU take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

RWU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Rhode Island list.

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Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the New England Region

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

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

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 6 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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