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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$13,482 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,260 Avg Salary

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

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of the most popular subjects to study in Minnesota. With 1,158 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota

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

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia College at Moorhead the best value school in Minnesota for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. 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 in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 14 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.

Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Minnesota State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Marshall.

Southwest Minnesota State University graduate students pay an average of $8,818 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Out of the 14 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at St. Cloud State University are $9,192 a year.

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#5

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Hamline University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Hamline are $10,402 a year.

Hamline also took the #5 spot in our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota rankings.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 a year.

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Bemidji 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 #7 on the list. Located in the town of Bemidji, Bemidji State University is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bemidji State University are $9,586 per year.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SMU MN are $10,890 a year.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

UST MN graduate students pay an average of $23,736 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UST MN is ranked #1 for overall quality for subject specific ed in Minnesota.

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#10

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,189
Kansas 711
Iowa 599
South Dakota 198
North Dakota 312
Nebraska 451

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 14 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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