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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$24,255 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,866 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific School for You

In 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific students earned 309 degrees and certificates from a West Virginia school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in West Virginia 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in West Virginia

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

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Teacher Education Subject Specific

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Our analysis found West Virginia University to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a degree in West Virginia. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WVU are $9,144 a year. While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at WVU accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $325.

WVU also made our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in West Virginia list, coming in at #4.

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#2

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

The excellent programs at Marshall University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in West Virginia. Marshall University is a large public school located in the city of Huntington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Marshall University are $8,552 a year.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at Marshall University Report

$32,612 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means West Virginia Wesleyan College is a great value for teacher education subject specific students. West Virginia Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Buckhannon.

West Virginia Wesleyan undergraduate students pay an average of $32,612 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, West Virginia Wesleyan is ranked #5 for overall quality for subject specific ed in West Virginia.

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$31,600 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bethany College West Virginia. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the rural area of Bethany, Bethany College West Virginia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bethany College West Virginia are $31,600 per year.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at Bethany College West Virginia Report

Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools 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
Virginia 1,393
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

Majors Similar to Subject Specific Ed

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 4 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.

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