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2023 Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

51 Colleges
$19,210 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,000 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 3rd in Pennsylvania. In fact, 12,364 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in Pennsylvania to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named West Chester University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

WCUPA undergraduate students pay an average of $10,423 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the fringe town of Kutztown, Kutztown University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kutztown University are $11,062 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Millersville undergraduate students pay an average of $12,256 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a great value for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is a great value for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Ship is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Shippensburg.

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

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#6

Lock Haven University

Lock Haven, PA

Lock Haven University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. LHU is a small public school located in the distant town of Lock Haven.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LHU are $10,878 per year.

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Clarion University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public college with a small student population.

Clarion University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,173 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Bloomsburg is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Bloomsburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bloomsburg are $10,982 per year.

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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the small city of East Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

East Stroudsburg University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,259 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Mansfield, Mansfield University is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mansfield University are $10,682 per year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 5,729
New York 24,330
Maryland 5,361
Delaware 1,352
District of Columbia 930

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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