2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Elementary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Elementary Education is the 19th most popular major in the country with 40,622 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 4,705 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in elementary education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent elementary education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #1 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Elementary Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Elementary Education at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#2

New York University

New York, New York

#2 in overall quality

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. NYU is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

NYU also made our “Best Elementary Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full New York University Elementary Education Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $0-$30k)

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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