2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You
With 327,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which 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, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 65 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor'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.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Cabrini University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Radnor, Cabrini University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cabrini University are $2,318 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wilmington University are $9,060 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Russell Sage College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Troy, Russel Sage is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Russel Sage graduate students pay an average of $13,140 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gwynedd Mercy University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Gwynedd Valley, Gwynedd - Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Gwynedd - Mercy are $14,947 a year.
Gwynedd - Mercy excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Holy Family University is a great value for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Holy Family is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Holy Family are $12,181 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, Centenary University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Centenary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hackettstown.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Centenary are $17,550 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Centenary is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Montclair State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 a year.
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University of Delaware ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UD graduate students pay an average of $18,128 in tuition and fees each year.
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Salisbury University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Salisbury graduate students pay an average of $15,765 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #10, Towson University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Towson are $19,890 per year.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Education students in the Middle Atlantic Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | West Chester, PA |
| 12 | Rowan University | Glassboro, NJ |
| 13 | Saint Joseph’s University | Philadelphia, PA |
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 5,729 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,364 |
| New York | 24,330 |
| Maryland | 5,361 |
| Delaware | 1,352 |
| District of Columbia | 930 |
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Education Related Majors for Education
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| 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.