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2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

9 Ranked Colleges
114 Degrees Awarded
$19,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,068 people earned their degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching, making the major the 318th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 276 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 114 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent kindergarten/preschool education and teaching programs, but they also cost less that 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 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Kean University

Union, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kean University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Kean is a fairly large public school situated in Union, New Jersey. It awarded 44 bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students list, Kean has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Kean University is $18,604 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching students.

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#2

Bowie State University

Bowie, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowie State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Bowie State University is a medium-sized school located in Bowie, Maryland that handed out 13 bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Bowie State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bowie State University is $15,934 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching students.

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#3

California University of Pennsylvania

California, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cal U is a medium-sized public school situated in California, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal U also took the #6 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California University of Pennsylvania is $18,154 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students.

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#4

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. UMCP is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 21 bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maryland - College Park is $19,045 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UMCP Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Report

#5

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, New Jersey
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey City University landed the #5 spot on the list. Jersey City, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students list, NJCU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NJCU is $14,154 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching students.

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#6

Keystone College

La Plume, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

Keystone College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. La Plume, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Keystone College also made our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $25,895 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching students per year to attend Keystone College.

Full Keystone College Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Report

#7

Felician University

Lodi, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

Felician University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Felician University is a small school located in Lodi, New Jersey that handed out 3 bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Felician not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Felician is $16,877 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching students.

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#8

Stevenson University

Stevenson, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

Stevenson University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Stevenson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stevenson, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students list, Stevenson has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Stevenson University is $27,142 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching students.

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#9

Cabrini University

Radnor, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Cabrini University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Radnor, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Cabrini University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Cabrini University is $21,684 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching students.

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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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