2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in Virginia (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 Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in Virginia (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Mary Baldwin University landed the #1 spot on the list. Mary Baldwin is a small school located in Staunton, Virginia that handed out 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 University are $13,140.

Full Mary Baldwin Teacher Education Report

#2

Virginia Union University

Richmond, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$14,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Union University landed the #2 spot on the list. Virginia Union University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 13 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

VUU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at VUU are $14,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Teacher Education at Virginia Union University

#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 Getting Aid list. Shenandoah is located in Winchester, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.

Shenandoah also made our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Shenandoah are $23,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Shenandoah Teacher Education Report

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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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