2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Montessori Teacher Education

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Montessori Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 276 people earned their degree in Montessori teacher education, making the major the 752nd most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 Montessori teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Montessori Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Montessori teacher education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Montessori teacher education 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 Montessori teacher education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Montessori Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Montessori Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Montessori Teacher Education

#1

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$19,078 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Catherine University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Montessori Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s. St. Kate’s is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Kate’s also made our “Best Montessori Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend St. Kate’s is $19,078 for Bachelor’s Degree Montessori Teacher Education students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full St Catherine University Montessori Teacher Education Report

#2

Xavier University

Cincinnati, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$32,250 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Xavier University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Montessori Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s Montessori teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Xavier did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Montessori Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $32,250 for Bachelor’s Degree Montessori Teacher Education students per year to attend Xavier.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Montessori Teacher Education at Xavier University

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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