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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

487 Colleges
$7,709 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,260 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 43,297 people earned a degree or certificate in teacher education subject specific, making the major the #23 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 487 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for subject specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the subject specific ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Teacher Education Subject Specific

#1

Cabrini University

Radnor, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Cabrini University the best value school in the United States for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’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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#2

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of the Cumberlands helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in the United States. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cumberlands are $4,582 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means VanderCook College of Music is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. VanderCook College of Music is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at VanderCook College of Music are $7,730 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.

BYU also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#5

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Morningside College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in the United States. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Sioux City.

Morningside graduate students pay an average of $6,516 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Worcester State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Worcester State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Worcester.

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

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Charleston Southern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools ranking. CSU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

CSU graduate students pay an average of $5,085 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

Valley City State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the remote town of Valley City, Valley City State University is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Valley City State University are $7,723 per year.

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#9

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Ashland University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ashland are $6,972 per year.

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#10

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Western Governors University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WGU are $7,790 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, WGU also did well on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#11

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

With a ranking of #11, University of Sioux Falls did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Sioux Falls are $7,110 a year.

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#12

Gordon College

Wenham, MA

Gordon College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Gordon College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wenham.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gordon College are $6,400 per year.

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Concordia College at Moorhead landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the suburb of Moorhead, Concordia College Moorhead 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 Concordia College Moorhead are $10,620 a year.

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#14

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Fitchburg State University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Fitchburg State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 a year.

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#15

Hood College

Frederick, MD

Hood College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Frederick.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hood are $9,080 per year.

Hood excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list.

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#16

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #16, Ferris State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

Ferris graduate students pay an average of $8,232 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #17, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list.

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Southwest Minnesota State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Southwest Minnesota State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Marshall.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southwest Minnesota State University are $8,818 per year.

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Northwest Missouri State University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Maryville, Northwest is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Northwest graduate students pay an average of $7,064 in tuition and fees each year.

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Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Seward.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650 per year.

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#21

Providence College

Providence, RI

Providence College landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Providence are $9,750 per year.

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#22

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Hamline University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Hamline graduate students pay an average of $10,402 in tuition and fees each year.

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#22

Cumberland University

Lebanon, TN

With a ranking of #22, Cumberland University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Lebanon, CU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

CU graduate students pay an average of $7,500 in tuition and fees each year.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Concordia University, Saint Paul graduate students pay an average of $8,550 in tuition and fees each year.

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#25

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Drake University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Drake are $11,988 a year.

Drake excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list.

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Rest of the Top Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools

#26

Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, MI
#27

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, MN
#28

Northern State University

Aberdeen, SD
#29

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD
#31

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE
#32

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL
#33

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD
#35

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL
#36

Muskingum University

New Concord, OH
#37

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA
#38

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO
#39

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA
#40

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH
#42

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA
#44

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS
#47

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA
#48

Hastings College

Hastings, NE
#50

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

Remaining Award Winners

This section shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 487 different United States teacher education subject specific schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Illinois State University Normal, IL
52 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
53 Asbury University Wilmore, KY
54 Concordia University, Wisconsin Mequon, WI
55 Lees - McRae College Banner Elk, NC
56 University of Mary Bismarck, ND
57 Anderson University South Carolina Anderson, SC
58 Southwestern Assemblies of God University Waxahachie, TX
59 Evangel University Springfield, MO
60 Marywood University Scranton, PA
60 Georgetown College Georgetown, KY
62 Xavier University Cincinnati, OH
62 Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ
64 Park University Parkville, MO
65 Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH
66 Harding University Searcy, AR
66 Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Portales, NM
68 Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD
69 Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva, OK
70 Carson - Newman University Jefferson City, TN
71 Adams State University Alamosa, CO
71 University of St Francis Joliet, IL
73 Lewis University Romeoville, IL

Additional Noteworthy Schools

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 Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
74 Converse College Spartanburg, SC
75 Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN
76 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL
77 National Louis University Chicago, IL
78 University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE
79 Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO
80 Anderson University Indiana Anderson, IN
81 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
82 Capital University Columbus, OH
83 Touro College New York, NY
84 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
85 Blue Mountain College Blue Mountain, MS
86 Western Illinois University Macomb, IL
87 Liberty University Lynchburg, VA
88 Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee, WI
89 Spalding University Louisville, KY
89 Mount St Mary’s University Emmitsburg, MD
91 University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA
92 Centenary University Hackettstown, NJ
93 Manhattanville College Purchase, NY
94 Fort Hays State University Hays, KS
94 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
96 Salem State University Salem, MA
97 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD

Teacher Education Subject Specific by Region

View the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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