2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Elementary Education is the 19th most popular major in the country with 40,622 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7,817 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 282 colleges that offer a degree in elementary education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great elementary education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the elementary education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education
Out of the 282 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 458 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Governors University are $7,790.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gordon College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s list. Gordon College is a small school located in Wenham, Massachusetts that handed out 4 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Gordon College are $6,400.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Cumberlands. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s. Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit institution located in Williamsburg, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 93 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Cumberlands are $4,582, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s list. Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in River Forest, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Concordia University, Chicago also claimed a top spot on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Concordia University, Chicago
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drake University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
Drake also took the #25 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drake are $11,932.
Harding University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s ranking. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Searcy, Arkansas. It awarded 15 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harding University are $11,928.
Westfield State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s ranking. Westfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Westfield are $6,696.
With a ranking of #8, Grand Canyon University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s list. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 720 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Grand Canyon University
Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Elementary Education at Concordia University, Saint Paul
The College of New Jersey did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. TCNJ is a public institution located in Ewing, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
TCNJ also took the #6 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at TCNJ are $15,883, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #11, Worcester State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 9 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester State University are $5,796, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Freed-Hardeman University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. Freed-Hardeman University is a small school located in Henderson, Tennessee that handed out 6 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at FHU are $10,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Liberty University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 261 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Liberty University
Fitchburg State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fitchburg State University are $6,012.
Read more about Elementary Education at Fitchburg State University
Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s ranking. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788.
Read more about Elementary Education at Minnesota State Mankato
University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #16. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 173 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UOPX - Arizona are $17,096, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #17, University of West Alabama did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s list. Livingston, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 228 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of West Alabama are $13,546, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Elementary Education at University of West Alabama
Whitworth University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s ranking. Whitworth University is a small school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 13 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Whitworth also did well on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. Average graduate tuition and fees at Whitworth University are $12,312, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Elementary Education at Whitworth University
With a ranking of #19, Canisius College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 16 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Canisius not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Canisius College are $15,870.
Xavier University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s ranking. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Xavier also did well on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Xavier University are $12,076, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Wilmington University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in New Castle, Delaware, and it awarded 17 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wilmington University are $8,834.
With a ranking of #22, Johnson University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s list. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Johnson University are $12,070, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
National Louis University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s ranking. NLU is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 119 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at National Louis University are $12,096.
Read full report on Elementary Education at National Louis University
William Carey University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 42 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at William Carey University are $11,400.
Read full report on Elementary Education at William Carey University
Valparaiso University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #25. Valpo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Valparaiso, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Valparaiso University are $12,220, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Elementary Education at Valparaiso University
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Not only did these schools make the top 43 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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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%.
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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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