2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (With Aid)
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 9,530 people earned their degree in secondary education, making the major the 88th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,494 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 217 colleges that offer a degree in secondary education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great secondary 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 secondary education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students with aid.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (With Aid)
Out of the 217 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students with aid list, UCF has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,274 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students with aid per year to attend UCF.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Central Florida Secondary Education Report
Out of the 217 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Northwest landed the #2 spot on the list. Gary, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for IU Northwest is $7,755 for bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students with aid.
Out of the 217 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #3 spot on the list. Fort Myers, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,606 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students with aid per year to attend Florida Gulf Coast University.
Full Florida Gulf Coast University Secondary Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UNF is $9,606 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students with aid.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Secondary Education at University of North Florida
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
UNLV did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UNLV is $11,424 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students with aid.
Read full report on Secondary Education at University of Nevada - Las Vegas
With a ranking of #6, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Indiana University - Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,253 for bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students with aid per year to attend Indiana University - Bloomington.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Indiana University - Bloomington
With a ranking of #7, Purdue University Northwest did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school situated in Hammond, Indiana. It awarded 2 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Purdue University Northwest is $11,250 for bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students with aid.
Read more about Secondary Education at Purdue University Northwest
Florida State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida State is $9,789 for bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students with aid.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Louisiana State University - Shreveport did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a medium-sized public school situated in Shreveport, Louisiana. It awarded 4 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Louisiana State University - Shreveport is $8,952 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students with aid.
Full Louisiana State University - Shreveport Secondary Education Report
University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. UMCP is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 23 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $19,045 for bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students with aid per year to attend University of Maryland - College Park.
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%.
Shepherd University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Shepherd University is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Shepherd University is $11,021 for bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students with aid.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Shepherd University
University of North Georgia landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Dahlonega, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,396 for bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students with aid per year to attend UNG.
Read full report on Secondary Education at University of North Georgia
University of Alaska Fairbanks ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Fairbanks, Alaska, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks is $10,333 for bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students with aid.
Northern Kentucky University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend NKU is $9,049 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students with aid.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 190 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students with aid list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full Arizona State University - Tempe Secondary Education Report
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
U-M also made our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $15,336 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students with aid per year to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Louisiana Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #17. This fairly large school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,084 for bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students with aid per year to attend Louisiana Tech.
University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #18. University of Missouri - St Louis is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 29 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Missouri - St Louis is $9,435 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students with aid.
Read full report on Secondary Education at University of Missouri - St Louis
Marshall University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #19. Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Marshall University is $8,370 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students with aid.
University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Louisiana at Monroe is a medium-sized school located in Monroe, Louisiana that handed out 13 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for ULM is $10,453 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students with aid.
With a ranking of #21, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, UH Manoa also did well on our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend UH Manoa is $15,030 for bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students with aid.
The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Indiana University - Southeast ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Indiana University - Southeast is located in New Albany, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $10,657 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students with aid per year to attend Indiana University - Southeast.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Indiana University - Southeast
University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a fairly large school located in Lafayette, Louisiana that handed out 36 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UL Lafayette is $12,487 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students with aid.
University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #24. University of Nebraska at Omaha is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 60 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $14,040 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students with aid per year to attend UNOMAHA.
University of Nevada - Reno landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. UNR is a large school located in Reno, Nevada that handed out 28 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
UNR excels when it comes to secondary teaching quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Nevada - Reno is $15,081 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students with aid.
Rest of the Best 33 in Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid
Not only did these schools make the top 33 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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