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Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

30 Colleges
$25,239 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,501 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 110,226 teacher education grade specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for grade specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The College of New Jersey the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.

TCNJ graduate students pay an average of $15,031 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, TCNJ is ranked #4 for overall quality for grade specific ed in the Middle Atlantic Region .

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York College of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of York.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at YCP are $11,646 a year.

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#3

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

Out of the 30 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount St Mary’s University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Emmitsburg, The Mount 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 The Mount are $13,676 a year.

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#4

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marywood University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

Marywood graduate students pay an average of $11,438 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rider University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rider are $20,159 per year.

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#6

Cedar Crest College

Allentown, PA

With a ranking of #6, Cedar Crest College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Cedar Crest is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Allentown.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cedar Crest are $14,719 per year.

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Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Clarion University are $13,862 a year.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

William Paterson University graduate students pay an average of $21,748 in tuition and fees each year.

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Felician University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Lodi, Felician is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Felician graduate students pay an average of $20,430 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Hunter College

New York, NY

With a ranking of #10, Hunter College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Hunter is a very large public school located in the large city of New York.

Hunter graduate students pay an average of $20,828 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 3,839
New York 6,309
Maryland 1,593
New Jersey 1,633
District of Columbia 139
Delaware 456

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
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 Vgrigas.

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