2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching
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Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching is the 318th most popular major in the country with 2,068 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 205 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great kindergarten/preschool education and teaching programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s.
Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Westfield State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Westfield is a medium-sized school located in Westfield, Massachusetts that handed out 6 masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students list, Westfield has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Westfield State University are $6,696.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cabrini University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Radnor, Pennsylvania. It awarded 14 masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cabrini University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cabrini University are $2,250.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students in 2019-2020.
ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s list. Jackson State University is a medium-sized school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 54 masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Jackson State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Jackson State are $9,445, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Emporia State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Emporia, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students in 2019-2020.
ESU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ESU are $22,058, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 12 masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Charlotte, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Charlotte are $21,055.
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Kean University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Kean is a fairly large public school situated in Union, New Jersey. It awarded 4 masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kean, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kean University are $22,318, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Georgia State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s list. Georgia State is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 33 masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Georgia State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Toledo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school situated in Toledo, Ohio. It awarded 10 masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Toledo, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #10, New Jersey City University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s list. NJCU is a medium-sized public school situated in Jersey City, New Jersey. It awarded 6 masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
NJCU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NJCU are $26,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Boston University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s ranking. Boston U is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 31 masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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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