2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in Florida

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 Master’s in Florida” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 8,205 people earned their degree in teacher education, making the major the 110th most popular in the United States.

Across Florida, there were 110 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,589 and $45,697 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Florida” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the teacher education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Florida” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Florida

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Florida.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in Florida

#1

Southeastern University

Lakeland, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$13,515 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Florida. This medium-sized school is located in Lakeland, Florida, and it awarded 4 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

SEU also made our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern University are $13,515, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Teacher Education at Southeastern University

#2

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$22,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. NUS Florida is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 6 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NUS Florida, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NUS Florida are $22,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Teacher Education at Nova Southeastern University

#3

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, Florida

#4 in overall quality

$14,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St. Thomas University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Florida. Miami Gardens, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s teacher education degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

STU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at STU are $14,400.

Read full report on Teacher Education at St. Thomas University

#4

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$40,220 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Florida. University of Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U Miami, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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