by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Pennsylvania” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Teacher Education is the 97th most popular major in the country with 9,949 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 418 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education. That schools that top this list have a program in teacher education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Pennsylvania”.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Gwynedd Mercy University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 62 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarks Summit University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Holy Family University landed the #3 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s teacher education degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Geneva College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Pennsylvania. Geneva College is a small school located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania that handed out 8 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware County Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized school located in Media, Pennsylvania that handed out 19 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Arcadia University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Pennsylvania list. Arcadia is a small school located in Glenside, Pennsylvania that handed out 10 ’s teacher education 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%.
Delaware Valley University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Pennsylvania list. DelVal is a small school located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Gannon University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Gannon University is a small school located in Erie, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Pennsylvania list. Edinboro, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s teacher education degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Grove City College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Grove City College is a small school located in Grove City, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Seton Hill University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Pennsylvania list. Seton Hill is located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Community College of Beaver County landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Pennsylvania ranking. This small school is located in Monaca, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Teacher Education at Community College of Beaver County
Cedar Crest College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Cedar Crest College is a small school located in Allentown, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Cabrini University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Radnor, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Juniata College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Pennsylvania list. Juniata is a small school located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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