2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent kindergarten/preschool education and teaching programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the kindergarten/preschool education and teaching 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 Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

$26,610 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey City University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Jersey City, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NJCU, the school also landed the #3 spot 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 New Jersey City University 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kean University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Union, New Jersey, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students in 2019-2020.

Kean did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kean are $22,318, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Cabrini University

Radnor, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$2,250 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cabrini University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Radnor, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cabrini University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cabrini University are $2,250, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

LIU Post

Brookville, New York

$23,479 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, LIU Post landed the #4 spot on the list. LIU Post is a fairly large school located in Brookville, New York that handed out 3 masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

LIU Post did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching (With Aid)

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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