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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

25 Colleges
$21,564 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, teacher education grade specific students earned 2,555 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

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 in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for grade specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for grade specific ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools

#1

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Worcester State University the best value school in Massachusetts for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Worcester State graduate students pay an average of $5,796 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Gordon College

Wenham, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Gordon College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in Massachusetts. Located in the suburb of Wenham, Gordon College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Gordon College are $6,400 a year.

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#3

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fitchburg State University is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Fitchburg State graduate students pay an average of $6,012 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westfield State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Westfield is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Westfield.

Westfield graduate students pay an average of $6,696 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Salem State are $8,857 a year.

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American International 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. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at AIC are $12,717 a year.

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#7

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

With a ranking of #7, Endicott College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Endicott are $12,746 per year.

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#8

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

Framingham State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Framingham State is a small public school located in the city of Framingham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Framingham State are $12,090 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, Emmanuel College Massachusetts did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Emmanuel Boston is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Emmanuel Boston are $14,319 per year.

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#10

Lasell University

Newton, MA

Lasell University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Lasell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Newton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lasell are $11,268 per year.

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Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 791
New Hampshire 525
Maine 515
Rhode Island 332
Vermont 232

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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