2023 Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 134 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Teaching Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Teachers College at Columbia University to be the best school for teaching students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Teachers College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UPenn. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of New Jersey. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at TCNJ. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 134 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Scranton landed the # 4 spot on the list.
One thing to take note of is that University of Scranton does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 93% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 134 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wagner College landed the # 5 spot on the list.
With a ranking of #6, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Johns Hopkins, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Lehigh University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
One thing to take note of is that Lehigh does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 24% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Manhattan College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
Manhattan does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 24% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #9, Westminster College Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Since the graduate programs at Westminster New Wilmington are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Alfred University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Alfred. In 2019-2020 about 29% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Loyola University Maryland landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Loyola Maryland. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #12, New York University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NYU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Saint Joseph’s University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
St. Joe’s does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 94% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Delaware came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that UD does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 81% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #15, Centenary University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Centenary. In fact, around 94% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
George Washington University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at GWU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 37% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Maryland - College Park ranked #17 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UMCP. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Pace University - New York came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Pace University. In 2019-2020 about 76% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Wilkes University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Wilkes. In fact, around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Montclair State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
Montclair State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
American University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at The American University. In fact, around 39% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Rutgers New Brunswick. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 23% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #23, Towson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Towson. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Syracuse University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Syracuse, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 31% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #25, Fordham University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Fordham U does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Honorable Mentions
These schools also performed well in our best teaching schools ranking:
| Rank | School | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Rowan University | Glassboro, NJ |
| 27 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | West Chester, PA |
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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