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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

487 Colleges
$7,709 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,260 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master'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.

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 Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 487 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for subject specific ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Teacher Education Subject Specific

#1

Cabrini University

Radnor, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Cabrini University the best value school in the United States for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Radnor, Cabrini University 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 Cabrini University are $2,318 a year.

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#2

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of the Cumberlands is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cumberlands are $4,582 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend VanderCook College of Music. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. VanderCook College of Music is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

VanderCook College of Music graduate students pay an average of $7,730 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in the United States. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, BYU also did well on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#5

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morningside College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Sioux City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Morningside are $6,516 a year.

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#6

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Worcester State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Worcester State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

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

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Charleston Southern University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. CSU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Charleston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSU are $5,085 per year.

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#8

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

Valley City State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the town of Valley City, Valley City State University is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Valley City State University are $7,723 a year.

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#9

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

With a ranking of #9, Ashland University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ashland are $6,972 per year.

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#10

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Western Governors University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WGU are $7,790 a year.

WGU also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#11

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

University of Sioux Falls came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools ranking. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Sioux Falls are $7,110 a year.

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#12

Gordon College

Wenham, MA

Gordon College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Gordon College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wenham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Gordon College are $6,400 a year.

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Concordia College at Moorhead ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead, Concordia College Moorhead is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Concordia College Moorhead graduate students pay an average of $10,620 in tuition and fees each year.

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#14

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Fitchburg State University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Fitchburg State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg.

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

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#15

Hood College

Frederick, MD

Hood College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Frederick.

Hood graduate students pay an average of $9,080 in tuition and fees each year.

Hood excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list.

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#16

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Ferris is a large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ferris are $8,232 per year.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.

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Southwest Minnesota State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Marshall.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southwest Minnesota State University are $8,818 per year.

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Northwest Missouri State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the remote town of Maryville, Northwest is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwest are $7,064 per year.

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Concordia University, Nebraska ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Seward.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650 per year.

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#21

Providence College

Providence, RI

Providence College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Providence are $9,750 per year.

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

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#22

Cumberland University

Lebanon, TN

Cumberland University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Lebanon, CU 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 CU are $7,500 a year.

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#22

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Hamline University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Hamline graduate students pay an average of $10,402 in tuition and fees each year.

Hamline also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Concordia University, Saint Paul graduate students pay an average of $8,550 in tuition and fees each year.

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#25

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Drake University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Drake are $11,988 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Drake also did well on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Rest of the Top Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools

#26

Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, MI
#27

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, MN
#28

Northern State University

Aberdeen, SD
#29

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD
#31

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE
#32

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL
#33

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD
#35

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL
#36

Muskingum University

New Concord, OH
#37

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA
#38

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO
#39

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA
#40

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH
#42

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA
#44

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS
#47

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA
#48

Hastings College

Hastings, NE
#50

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

Remaining Award Winners

This list shows the rest of the schools awarded a Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 487 different United States teacher education subject specific schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Illinois State University Normal, IL
52 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
53 Asbury University Wilmore, KY
54 Concordia University, Wisconsin Mequon, WI
55 Lees - McRae College Banner Elk, NC
56 University of Mary Bismarck, ND
57 Anderson University South Carolina Anderson, SC
58 Southwestern Assemblies of God University Waxahachie, TX
59 Evangel University Springfield, MO
60 Georgetown College Georgetown, KY
60 Marywood University Scranton, PA
62 Xavier University Cincinnati, OH
62 Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ
64 Park University Parkville, MO
65 Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH
66 Harding University Searcy, AR
66 Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Portales, NM
68 Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD
69 Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva, OK
70 Carson - Newman University Jefferson City, TN
71 Adams State University Alamosa, CO
71 University of St Francis Joliet, IL
73 Lewis University Romeoville, IL

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
74 Converse College Spartanburg, SC
75 Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN
76 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL
77 National Louis University Chicago, IL
78 University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE
79 Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO
80 Anderson University Indiana Anderson, IN
81 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
82 Capital University Columbus, OH
83 Touro College New York, NY
84 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
85 Blue Mountain College Blue Mountain, MS
86 Western Illinois University Macomb, IL
87 Liberty University Lynchburg, VA
88 Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee, WI
89 Spalding University Louisville, KY
89 Mount St Mary’s University Emmitsburg, MD
91 University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA
92 Centenary University Hackettstown, NJ
93 Manhattanville College Purchase, NY
94 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
94 Fort Hays State University Hays, KS
96 Salem State University Salem, MA
97 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD

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 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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