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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

51 Colleges
$24,623 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,743 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific School for You

In 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific students earned 1,776 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. 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 Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 51 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools

#1

Cabrini University

Radnor, PA
$33,845 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Cabrini University the best value school in Pennsylvania for teacher education subject specific students. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Radnor.

Cabrini University undergraduate students pay an average of $33,845 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bucks County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Pennsylvania list. Bucks County Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Newtown.

Bucks County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,098 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$10,423 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 51 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WCUPA are $10,423 a year.

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

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$11,062 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a great value for teacher education subject specific students. Kutztown University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kutztown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kutztown University are $11,062 a year. The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at Kutztown University take out is $27,000.

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#5

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA
$31,640 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Holy Family University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Holy Family are $31,640 per year.

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$12,256 Average Tuition & Fees

Millersville University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #6 on the list. Millersville is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Millersville are $12,256 per year.

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$13,394 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the fringe town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Ship undergraduate students pay an average of $13,394 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$10,507 Average Tuition & Fees

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #8 on the list. SRU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SRU are $10,507 a year.

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$11,259 Average Tuition & Fees

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #9 on the list. East Stroudsburg University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of East Stroudsburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at East Stroudsburg University are $11,259 per year. While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at East Stroudsburg University accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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$11,108 Average Tuition & Fees

California University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #10 on the list. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal U are $11,108 a year.

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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

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 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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