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2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

51 Colleges
$11,916 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,367 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in Pennsylvania to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Top 10 Best Education Master's Degree Schools

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named La Salle University the best value school in Pennsylvania for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

La Salle graduate students pay an average of $1,455 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Education at La Salle University

#2

Cabrini University

Radnor, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cabrini University is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Radnor.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cabrini University are $2,318 a year.

Full Education at Cabrini University Report

#3

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

Out of the 51 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Scranton landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

University of Scranton graduate students pay an average of $11,630 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Read full report on Education at University of Scranton

#4

Wilson College

Chambersburg, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wilson College is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chambersburg, Wilson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Wilson graduate students pay an average of $9,990 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Westminster College Pennsylvania

New Wilmington, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the fringe town of New Wilmington, Westminster New Wilmington is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Westminster New Wilmington graduate students pay an average of $13,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Westminster New Wilmington is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCUPA are $11,898 per year.

Read full report on Education at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Millersville University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Millersville is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville.

Millersville graduate students pay an average of $11,934 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Education at Millersville University of Pennsylvania

#8

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #8, Holy Family University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

Full Education at Holy Family University Report

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Kutztown University is a moderately-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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#10

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

Marywood University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

Marywood graduate students pay an average of $11,438 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Education at Marywood University

Best Value Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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 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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