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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$15,905 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,260 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 380 degrees and certificates were awarded to teacher education subject specific students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #25 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value master'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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools

#1

Longwood University

Farmville, VA

Our analysis found Longwood University to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Virginia. Located in the remote town of Farmville, Longwood is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Longwood are $9,126 per year.

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#2

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

Out of the 12 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the # 2 spot on the list. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.

JMU graduate students pay an average of $12,514 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, JMU is ranked #5 for overall quality for subject specific ed in Virginia.

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $16,522 per year.

Virginia Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia rankings.

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#5

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Lynchburg helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lynchburg are $11,759 per year.

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#6

Radford University

Radford, VA

With a ranking of #6, Radford University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Radford are $12,535 a year.

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#7

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

GMU graduate students pay an average of $16,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Old Dominion are $13,224 per year.

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Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at VCU are $15,518 per year.

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#10

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Shenandoah graduate students pay an average of $23,430 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 540
Georgia 733
North Carolina 282
Tennessee 236
Kentucky 455
Louisiana 89
Alabama 284
South Carolina 319
Mississippi 169
Arkansas 444
West Virginia 224

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

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 12 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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