2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Virginia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,530 people earned their degree in secondary education, making the major the 88th most popular in the United States.

Across Virginia, there were 151 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 142 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in secondary education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality secondary education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the secondary education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Virginia.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in Virginia

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$8,349 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #1 spot on the list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 91 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Liberty University Secondary Education Report

#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$33,288 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. Old Dominion is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Old Dominion also made our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion are $33,288.

Read more about Secondary Education at Old Dominion University

#3

Marymount University

Arlington, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$20,116 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marymount University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. This small school is located in Arlington, Virginia, and it awarded 11 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marymount, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marymount are $20,116.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Marymount University

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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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