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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

30 Colleges
$25,239 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,501 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 34,451 teacher education grade specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for grade specific ed 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the grade specific ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found The College of New Jersey to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TCNJ are $15,031 a year.

TCNJ also took the #4 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York College of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of York, YCP 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 YCP are $11,646 a year.

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#3

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mount St Mary’s University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Emmitsburg.

The Mount graduate students pay an average of $13,676 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

Out of the 30 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marywood University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#5

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Rider University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Rider graduate students pay an average of $20,159 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Cedar Crest College

Allentown, PA

With a ranking of #6, Cedar Crest College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Allentown, Cedar Crest is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cedar Crest are $14,719 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public college with a small student population.

Clarion University graduate students pay an average of $13,862 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Wayne.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at William Paterson University are $21,748 a year.

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Felician University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Felician is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lodi.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Felician are $20,430 a year.

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#10

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hunter are $20,828 per year.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 4,114
Pennsylvania 1,001
Maryland 440
New Jersey 550
District of Columbia 83
Delaware 29

One of 14 majors within the area of study, teacher education grade specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

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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