2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Reading Teacher Education in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Reading Teacher Education is the 133rd most popular major in the country with 6,105 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,625 reading teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 reading teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in reading teacher education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent reading teacher education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the reading teacher education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree reading teacher education students.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Reading Teacher Education in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York

#3 in overall quality

$27,172 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hofstra University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s reading teacher education degrees to qualified students.

Hofstra also took the #3 spot in our “Best Reading Teacher Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hofstra are $27,172, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Hofstra Reading Teacher Education Report

#2

University at Albany

Albany, New York

#5 in overall quality

$25,225 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the #2 spot on the list. UAlbany is a public institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAlbany did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Reading Teacher Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAlbany are $25,225, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Reading Teacher Education at UAlbany

#3

St John's University - New York

Queens, New York

#4 in overall quality

$30,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St John’s University - New York landed the #3 spot on the list. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Queens, New York. It awarded 5 doctorate’s reading teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

STJ also took the #4 spot in our “Best Reading Teacher Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at STJ are $30,666.

Full St John’s University - New York Reading Teacher Education Report

#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

#1 in overall quality

$41,714 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Syracuse University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also made our “Best Reading Teacher Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714.

Full Syracuse Reading Teacher Education Report

#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Reading Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s reading teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn also made our “Best Reading Teacher Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Reading Teacher Education at University of Pennsylvania

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Notes and References

References

• 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *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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