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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education

5 Ranked Colleges
94 Degrees Awarded
$26,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate” 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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 94 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education

#1

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#3 in overall quality
$21,174 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Kennesaw State University is a large public school situated in Kennesaw, Georgia. It awarded 11 doctorate’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Teacher Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kennesaw State University are $21,174.

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#2

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada
#5 in overall quality
$21,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #2 spot on the list. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s teacher education degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree teacher education students list, UNLV has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNLV are $21,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine
#1 in overall quality
$28,016 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New England. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate. University of New England is a medium-sized school located in Biddeford, Maine that handed out 73 doctorate’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree teacher education students list, UNE has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New England are $28,016, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of New England Teacher Education Report

#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#4 in overall quality
$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #4 spot on the list. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Teacher Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#2 in overall quality
$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate list. Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Auburn, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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