2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree School for You
Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 110,226 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 563 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for grade specific ed 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. 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.
Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Teacher Education Grade Specific
Our 2023 rankings named La Salle University the best value school in the United States for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle 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 La Salle are $1,455 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cabrini University is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Radnor.
Cabrini University graduate students pay an average of $2,318 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 Waldorf University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the remote town of Forest City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Waldorf are $4,835 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the distant town of Orange City, NWC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NWC are $6,360 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at William Jewell College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in the United States. William Jewell is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Liberty.
William Jewell graduate students pay an average of $4,800 in tuition and fees each year.
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Simpson College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Simpson College graduate students pay an average of $6,606 in tuition and fees each year.
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Dickinson State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the remote town of Dickinson, DSU is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at DSU are $6,576 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, University of the Cumberlands did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cumberlands are $4,582 per year.
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Worcester State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Worcester State are $5,796 a year.
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Stevenson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Stevenson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Stevenson.
Stevenson graduate students pay an average of $8,340 in tuition and fees each year.
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Concordia University, Irvine landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Irvine are $8,564 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Concordia University, Irvine also is in the top 10% of our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools ranking.
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Mayville State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Mayville, Mayville State University is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mayville State University are $7,465 a year.
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Morningside College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Morningside graduate students pay an average of $6,516 in tuition and fees each year.
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Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BYU are $7,700 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, BYU also did well on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Valley City State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the town of Valley City.
Valley City State University graduate students pay an average of $7,723 in tuition and fees each year.
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Wisconsin Lutheran College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WLC are $10,080 per year.
WLC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools list.
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Western Governors University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
WGU graduate students pay an average of $7,790 in tuition and fees each year.
WGU also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Viterbo University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Crosse.
Viterbo graduate students pay an average of $9,488 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Sioux Falls ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Sioux Falls are $7,110 per year.
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McDaniel College landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the small suburb of Westminster, McDaniel is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at McDaniel are $9,568 per year.
McDaniel also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #21, Gordon College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Wenham, Gordon College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Gordon College graduate students pay an average of $6,400 in tuition and fees each year.
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Heritage University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the rural area of Toppenish, Heritage University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Heritage University graduate students pay an average of $9,872 in tuition and fees each year.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools list.
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With a ranking of #24, Hood College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Frederick, Hood 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 Hood are $9,080 a year.
Hood also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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University of Scranton landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Scranton are $11,630 a year.
University of Scranton excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools list.
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Additional Award Winners
This list shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 563 different United States teacher education grade specific schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools award.
Teacher Education Grade Specific by Region
View the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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Teacher Education Grade Specific Related Majors for Grade Specific Ed
Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Grade Specific Ed
| 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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.