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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

78 Colleges
$18,333 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,414 Avg Salary

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

Teacher Education Subject Specific is the #14 most popular major in the country with 20,616 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 78 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for subject specific ed 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 15% Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Chicago the best value school in the United States for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Capella University 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. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in the United States. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $11,773 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Adventist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Southern Adventist graduate students pay an average of $11,880 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a very large student population.

Montclair State graduate students pay an average of $13,519 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, Cardinal Stritch University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Milwaukee, Cardinal Stritch is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Cardinal Stritch graduate students pay an average of $11,840 in tuition and fees each year.

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National Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. NLU is a medium-sized 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 NLU are $12,096 a year.

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Sam Houston State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SHSU are $16,009 per year.

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#9

Judson University

Elgin, IL

Judson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Judson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Elgin.

Judson graduate students pay an average of $16,314 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Southern Mississippi landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

Southern Miss graduate students pay an average of $11,204 in tuition and fees each year.

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#11

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 a year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great value schools for Teacher Education Subject Specific graduate students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 University of Georgia Athens, GA
13 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
14 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
15 Texas Woman’s University Denton, TX

Teacher Education Subject Specific by Region

View the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor'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.

Majors Similar to Subject Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 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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