2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Secondary Education is the 84th most popular major in the country with 10,547 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,505 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,048 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 79 colleges that offered a degree in secondary education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in secondary education.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree secondary teaching students.
Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goucher College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Goucher College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 49 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Secondary Education at Goucher College
Out of the 79 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Notre Dame of Maryland University landed the #2 spot on the list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s secondary teaching degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Secondary Education at Notre Dame of Maryland University
Out of the 79 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Thomas Aquinas College landed the #3 spot on the list. St. Thomas Aquinas College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sparkill, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at STAC
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gwynedd Mercy University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Gwynedd - Mercy is located in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Gwynedd Mercy University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Plattsburgh. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Plattsburgh, New York, and it awarded 43 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at SUNY Plattsburgh
Albright College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Reading, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 11 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Albright
Chestnut Hill College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Full CHC Secondary Education Report
Bard College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Bard is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Annandale-On-Hudson, New York. It awarded 15 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Bard College
Mercyhurst University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Erie, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s secondary teaching degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Mercyhurst University
Mount St Mary’s University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Mount St Mary’s University is a small school located in Emmitsburg, Maryland that handed out 14 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Mount St Mary’s University Secondary Education Report
With a ranking of #11, Clarkson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Clarkson University is located in Potsdam, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Clarkson Secondary Education Report
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #12. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a public institution located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at Kutztown University
Elmira College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Elmira, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s secondary teaching degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Secondary Education at Elmira
With a ranking of #14, Drew University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Drew University is located in Madison, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Drew University Secondary Education Report
Canisius College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Buffalo, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Canisius
Utica College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #16. Utica College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Utica, New York. It awarded 28 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Utica College
McDaniel College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. McDaniel College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Westminster, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full McDaniel Secondary Education Report
With a ranking of #18, Molloy College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Molloy is located in Rockville Centre, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad 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%.
Read more about Secondary Education at Molloy College
SUNY Empire State College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school situated in Saratoga Springs, New York. It awarded 44 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at SUNY Empire
Wagner College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #20. Wagner is a private not-for-profit institution located in Staten Island, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Full Wagner Secondary Education Report
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. East Stroudsburg University is a public institution located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Mount Saint Mary College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Mount Saint Mary College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newburgh, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Mount Saint Mary College
With a ranking of #23, Saint Joseph’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 29 degrees to qualified masters’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Saint Joseph’s University
Arcadia University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #24. Arcadia is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Glenside, Pennsylvania. It awarded 13 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Arcadia University
Villanova University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Villanova University is a fairly large school located in Villanova, Pennsylvania that handed out 46 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Full Villanova University Secondary Education Report