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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

39 Colleges
$21,409 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,263 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, teacher education subject specific was ranked #14 in the country. In fact 20,616 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 39 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for subject specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for subject specific ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

Our analysis found Messiah University to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Messiah graduate students pay an average of $13,050 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 39 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

WCUPA graduate students pay an average of $16,758 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marywood University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marywood are $11,438 per year.

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#4

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Montclair State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school 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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#5

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount St Mary’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject 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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#6

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rider are $20,159 per year.

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#7

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Towson is a very large public school located in the small city of Towson.

Towson graduate students pay an average of $19,890 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Manhattanville College

Purchase, NY

Manhattanville College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Purchase, Manhattanville is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Manhattanville are $17,670 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, California University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal U are $18,508 a year.

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#10

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

With a ranking of #10, Villanova University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Villanova graduate students pay an average of $21,199 in tuition and fees each year.

Villanova not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,510
Pennsylvania 1,211
Maryland 340
New Jersey 360
District of Columbia 27
Delaware 27

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 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 Aparajita Datta.

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