2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in Pennsylvania
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Secondary Education is the 84th most popular major in the country with 10,547 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 610 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 319 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,136 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in secondary education. That schools that top this list have a program in secondary education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania
The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree secondary teaching students.
Top 23 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in Pennsylvania
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gwynedd Mercy University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania list. Gwynedd Mercy University 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
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Albright College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania. Albright College is a small school located in Reading, Pennsylvania that handed out 11 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at Albright
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chestnut Hill College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Full Chestnut Hill College Secondary Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mercyhurst University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania. 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 more about Secondary Education at Mercyhurst
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania landed the #5 spot on the list. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Full Kutztown University Secondary Education Report
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified masters’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Saint Joseph’s University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania list. This medium-sized school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 29 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full Saint Joseph’s University Secondary Education Report
With a ranking of #8, Arcadia University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania list. Arcadia University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Glenside, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Arcadia University Secondary Education Report
Villanova University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania list. Villanova is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read more about Secondary Education at Villanova University
Carlow University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania list. Pittsburgh, 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 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Carlow
California University of Pennsylvania ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in California, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified masters’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at Cal U
Marywood University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania list. Scranton, 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 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Secondary Education at Marywood
Point Park University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania list. Point Park University is a small school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 6 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Point Park
With a ranking of #14, La Salle University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at La Salle University
With a ranking of #15, Chatham University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania list. Pittsburgh, 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 4 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Secondary Education at Chatham University
Temple University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Temple University Secondary Education Report
Lehigh University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #17. Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Lehigh University
Widener University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #18. This medium-sized school is located in Chester, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Secondary Education at Widener University
West Chester University of Pennsylvania ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania list. WCUPA is a public institution located in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Secondary Education at West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Waynesburg University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #20. Waynesburg University is located in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Waynesburg
University of Scranton ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania list. University of Scranton is a small school located in Scranton, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 89%.
Full University of Scranton Secondary Education Report
With a ranking of #22, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania list. UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full University of Pennsylvania Secondary Education Report
Neumann University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania list. Neumann University is a small school located in Aston, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at Neumann
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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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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