2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Teacher Education is the 110th most popular major in the country with 8,205 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Virginia, there were 85 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 56 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great teacher education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the teacher education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree teacher education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $30-$48k) in Virginia

#1

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$13,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mary Baldwin University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Staunton, Virginia, and it awarded 28 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Mary Baldwin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mary Baldwin are $13,140.

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#2

Virginia Union University

Richmond, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$14,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Union University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 13 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

VUU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at VUU are $14,275.

Full Virginia Union University Teacher Education Report

#3

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$23,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shenandoah University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Winchester, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.

Shenandoah did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Shenandoah University are $23,040.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $30-$48k)

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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