2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching is the 318th most popular major in the country with 2,068 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 276 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality kindergarten/preschool education and teaching 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 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching 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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Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

$26,610 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Jersey City University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Jersey City, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students whose families make $0-$30k list, NJCU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NJCU are $26,610.

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#2

Kean University

Union, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$22,318 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kean University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Kean is a public institution located in Union, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kean, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kean University are $22,318, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Kean University Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Report

#3

Cabrini University

Radnor, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$2,250 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cabrini University landed the #3 spot on the list. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Radnor, Pennsylvania. It awarded 14 masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Cabrini University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cabrini University are $2,250.

Full Cabrini University Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Report

#4

LIU Post

Brookville, New York

$23,479 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LIU Post. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Brookville, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

LIU Post also took the #0 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479, 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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