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2021 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

65 Colleges
6,438 Bachelor's Degrees
$32,721 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

For this year's Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, we looked at 65 colleges that offer a bachelor's in grade specific ed. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education grade specific programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the teacher education grade specific program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying grade specific ed.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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The College of New Jersey has taken the #1 spot in this year's teacher education grade specific ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a medium-sized student population. TCNJ not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 1,040 students take at least one class online at TCNJ. 570 students are part time.

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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Rider did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 672 students take at least one class online at Rider. There are roughly 898 part time students in attendance at Rider.

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Towson University
Towson, MD

The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Towson University. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson. Towson not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 6,258 students at Towson that take at least one class online. About 4,337 of the students at Towson are attending part time.

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Wilmington University
New Castle, DE

The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Wilmington University. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Castle.

About 1.6% of Wilmington University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 9,747 of Wilmington University students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 9,527 part time students in attendance at Wilmington University.

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Kean University
Union, NJ

The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Kean University. Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a large student population.

About 3.1% of Kean students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,503 students take at least one class online at Kean. 3,314 of Kean students are attending part time.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Wayne.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. There are approximately 3,122 students at William Paterson University that take at least one class online. About 3,144 of the students at William Paterson University are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Mount St Mary's University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Emmitsburg. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, The Mount also did well on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 983 students at The Mount that take at least one class online. About 386 of the students at The Mount are attending part time.

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Stevenson University
Owings Mills, MD

Stevenson University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best teacher education grade specific schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Owings Mills, Stevenson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. There are approximately 1,581 students at Stevenson that take at least one class online. 746 of Stevenson students are attending part time.

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Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD

Salisbury University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best teacher education grade specific schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public school with a medium-sized student population. Salisbury not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 2,693 students at Salisbury that take at least one class online. 951 students are part time.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park. UMCP also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

About 0.7% of UMCP students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,700 students at UMCP that take at least one class online. About 4,841 of the students at UMCP are attending part time.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus University Park, PA
12 University of Delaware Newark, DE
13 SUNY Geneseo Geneseo, NY

Best for Non-Traditional Students Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students teacher education grade specific colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,117
Pennsylvania 2,333
Maryland 666
New Jersey 834
Delaware 259
District of Columbia 51

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