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2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

65 Colleges
$15,826 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 199,724 education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

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, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 65 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for education 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 Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Cabrini University

Radnor, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Cabrini University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Radnor.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cabrini University are $2,318 per year.

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#2

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Out of the 65 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wilmington University are $9,060 per year.

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Out of the 65 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Russell Sage College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Russel Sage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Russel Sage are $13,140 a year.

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#4

Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Gwynedd Mercy University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Gwynedd - Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Gwynedd Valley.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gwynedd - Mercy are $14,947 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Gwynedd - Mercy is 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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#5

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

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. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Holy Family graduate students pay an average of $12,181 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ

Centenary University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the large suburb of Hackettstown, Centenary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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#7

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

With a ranking of #7, Montclair State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Delaware did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $18,128 a year.

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#9

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

Salisbury University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Salisbury is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Salisbury.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Salisbury are $15,765 per year.

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#10

Towson University

Towson, MD

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. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Towson are $19,890 a year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Education graduate 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 colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 18,389
Pennsylvania 7,877
Maryland 3,634
New Jersey 3,752
District of Columbia 816
Delaware 739

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

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.

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