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2022 Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s

27 Ranked Colleges
325 Degrees Awarded
$14,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented is the 730th most popular major in the country with 530 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 325 education/teaching of the gifted and talented graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 27 colleges that offered a degree in education/teaching of the gifted and talented. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality education/teaching of the gifted and talented programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the education/teaching of the gifted and talented program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s.

Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented

#1

Ashland University

Ashland, Ohio
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ashland University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s list. Ashland, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Ashland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ashland University are $6,444.

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#2

Whitworth University

Spokane, Washington
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Whitworth University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Spokane, Washington, and it awarded 5 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree education/teaching of the gifted and talented students list, Whitworth has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Whitworth are $12,312, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Wilmington University

New Castle, Delaware
#12 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wilmington University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s. Located in New Castle, Delaware, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented students in 2019-2020.

Wilmington University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wilmington University are $8,834, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #4 spot on the list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 18 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 74 diplomas to qualified masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented students in 2019-2020.

A-State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at A-State are $11,586, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#11 in overall quality

William Carey University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s list. William Carey University is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at William Carey University, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at William Carey University are $11,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri
#14 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Lindenwood University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Charles, Missouri that handed out 28 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lindenwood University are $9,550.

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#8

Elon University

Elon, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Elon University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Elon, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree education/teaching of the gifted and talented students list, Elon has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Elon University are $18,432, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

Muskingum University

New Concord, Ohio
#13 in overall quality

Muskingum University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s ranking. New Concord, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Muskingum did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Muskingum University are $10,260, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

Converse College

Spartanburg, South Carolina
#16 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Converse College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s list. Converse College is a small school located in Spartanburg, South Carolina that handed out 5 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2019-2020.

Converse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Converse are $9,021, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#11

Piedmont College

Demorest, Georgia
#18 in overall quality

Piedmont College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Demorest, Georgia. It awarded 3 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2019-2020.

Piedmont College also took the #18 spot in our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Piedmont College are $10,660, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#12

Notre Dame of Maryland University

Baltimore, Maryland
#15 in overall quality

Notre Dame of Maryland University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 10 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2019-2020.

NDMU also took the #15 spot in our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Notre Dame of Maryland University are $11,046.

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#13

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, Iowa
#9 in overall quality

Upper Iowa University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Fayette, Iowa, and it awarded 2 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2019-2020.

UIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIU are $19,152, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#14

Drury University

Springfield, Missouri
#25 in overall quality

With a ranking of #14, Drury University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s list. Drury University is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees to qualified students.

Drury University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drury University are $8,515, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#15

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#17 in overall quality

Eastern Kentucky University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s list. Eastern Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Richmond, Kentucky that handed out 4 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Kentucky University are $14,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#16

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #16, Millersville University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s list. Millersville is a public institution located in Millersville, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Millersville, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Millersville are $16,350, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#17

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas
#24 in overall quality

University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s ranking. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock also took the #24 spot in our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UA Little Rock are $14,884.

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#18

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented students in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also made our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Charlotte are $21,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#19

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
#10 in overall quality

Samford University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Samford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Samford are $21,227.

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#21 in overall quality

Northeastern Illinois University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 15 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern Illinois University also made our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern Illinois University are $17,032, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#21

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#20 in overall quality

Western Kentucky University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s ranking. WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees to qualified students.

WKU also made our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #20. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Kentucky University are $18,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#22

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#23 in overall quality

Wichita State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 2 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSU, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#23

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#5 in overall quality

Nova Southeastern University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 44 diplomas to qualified masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented students in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida also made our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Nova Southeastern University are $22,242.

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#24

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#22 in overall quality

Cleveland State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s ranking. Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cleveland State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Hardin - Simmons University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools for a Master’s ranking. Hardin - Simmons University is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees to qualified students.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hardin - Simmons are $14,320.

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  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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