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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

39 Colleges
$21,409 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,263 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate 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.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 39 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for subject specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the subject specific ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

Our analysis found Messiah University to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Messiah graduate students pay an average of $13,050 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Messiah also is in the top 15% of our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WCUPA are $16,758 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, WCUPA also did well on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#3

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marywood University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marywood are $11,438 a year.

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#4

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Out of the 39 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 per year.

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#5

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mount St Mary’s University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Emmitsburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Mount are $13,676 per year.

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#6

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rider are $20,159 per year.

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#7

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Towson is a very large public school located in the city of Towson.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Towson are $19,890 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Towson is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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With a ranking of #8, California University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal U are $18,508 per year.

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#8

Manhattanville College

Purchase, NY

Manhattanville College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Purchase, Manhattanville is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Manhattanville graduate students pay an average of $17,670 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 per year.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 764
Pennsylvania 1,776
New York 5,484
Maryland 576
District of Columbia 29
Delaware 122

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 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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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