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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$15,905 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,260 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, teacher education subject specific was ranked 3rd in Virginia. In fact, 1,393 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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The Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in Virginia 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.

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 Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia

Check out the subject 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 Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools

#1

Longwood University

Farmville, VA

Our analysis found Longwood University to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Virginia. Located in the town of Farmville, Longwood is a public school with a small student population.

Longwood graduate students pay an average of $9,126 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

The excellent master’s degree programs at James Madison University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in Virginia. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at JMU are $12,514 per year.

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 12 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Virginia Tech are $16,522 a year.

Virginia Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia rankings.

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#5

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Lynchburg helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in Virginia. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lynchburg are $11,759 a year.

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#6

Radford University

Radford, VA

With a ranking of #6, Radford University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Radford are $12,535 per year.

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#7

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GMU are $16,644 a year.

GMU also made our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #3.

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#8

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Old Dominion are $13,224 per year.

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Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at VCU are $15,518 per year.

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#10

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Shenandoah are $23,430 per year.

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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,105
Tennessee 421
North Carolina 904
Georgia 1,327
Florida 1,534
West Virginia 309
South Carolina 596
Arkansas 825
Louisiana 694
Mississippi 616
Alabama 722

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Subject Specific Ed Concentrations

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 12 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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