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2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

24 Colleges
$18,519 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 7,877 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in Pennsylvania to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Cabrini University

Radnor, PA

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

Cabrini University graduate students pay an average of $2,318 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WCUPA are $11,898 a year.

WCUPA also claimed a spot on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#3

Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, PA

Out of the 24 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Gwynedd Mercy University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Gwynedd - Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Gwynedd Valley.

Gwynedd - Mercy graduate students pay an average of $14,947 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Gwynedd - Mercy also made our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Education at Gwynedd Mercy University

Out of the 24 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Kutztown University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kutztown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Kutztown University are $11,440 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Millersville is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Millersville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Millersville are $11,934 a year.

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#6

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

Holy Family University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Holy Family are $12,181 a year.

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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree education programs. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SRU are $12,659 a year.

Read full report on Education at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 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 #8 on the list. Located in the town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ship are $11,970 per year.

Full Education at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Report

California University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal U are $12,919 per year.

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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania 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 #10 on the list. East Stroudsburg University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of East Stroudsburg.

East Stroudsburg University graduate students pay an average of $11,868 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Education at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

Best Value Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 18,389
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

Majors Similar to Education

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 24 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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