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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

78 Colleges
$18,333 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,414 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree School for You

With 43,297 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 78 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for subject 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 15% Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 a year.

Concordia University, Chicago excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in the United States. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Illinois State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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#4

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Adventist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Adventist are $11,880 per year.

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#5

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Montclair State University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a very large student population.

Montclair State graduate students pay an average of $13,519 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, Cardinal Stritch University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Milwaukee, Cardinal Stritch is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cardinal Stritch are $11,840 per year.

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National Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NLU are $12,096 a year.

NLU also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Sam Houston State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

SHSU graduate students pay an average of $16,009 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Judson University

Elgin, IL

Judson University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Judson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Elgin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Judson are $16,314 per year.

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University of Southern Mississippi ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 a year.

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#11

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in tuition and fees each year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great value schools for Teacher Education Subject Specific students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 University of Georgia Athens, GA
13 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
14 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
15 Texas Woman’s University Denton, TX

Teacher Education Subject Specific by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Subject Specific Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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