2021 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
65Colleges
6,438Bachelor's Degrees
$32,721Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, we looked at 65 colleges that offer a bachelor's in grade specific ed. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education grade specific programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the teacher education grade specific program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying grade specific ed.
Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students
The College of New Jersey has taken the #1 spot in this year's teacher education grade specific ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population. TCNJ not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 1,040 students at TCNJ that take at least one class online. 570 of TCNJ students are attending part time.
Rider University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Rider did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 672 students take at least one class online at Rider. There are roughly 898 part time students in attendance at Rider.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Towson University. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson. Towson not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 6,258 students take at least one class online at Towson. There are roughly 4,337 part time students in attendance at Towson.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Wilmington University. Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Castle.
About 1.6% of Wilmington University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 9,747 of Wilmington University students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 9,527 part time students in attendance at Wilmington University.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Kean University. Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at Kean is lower than is typical, just 3.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,503 students take at least one class online at Kean. There are roughly 3,314 part time students in attendance at Kean.
William Paterson University of New Jersey earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Wayne.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. There are approximately 3,122 students at William Paterson University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,144 part time students in attendance at William Paterson University.
Our rankings recognize Mount St Mary's University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, The Mount also did well on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 983 students at The Mount that take at least one class online. 386 of The Mount students are attending part time.
Stevenson University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best teacher education grade specific schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Owings Mills, Stevenson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Stevenson is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,581 students at Stevenson that take at least one class online. About 746 of the students at Stevenson are attending part time.
Salisbury University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best teacher education grade specific schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public college with a medium-sized student population. Salisbury not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 2,693 students take at least one class online at Salisbury. 951 students are part time.
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park. UMCP also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
About 0.7% of UMCP students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,700 students at UMCP that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,841 part time students in attendance at UMCP.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Grade Specific Ed
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
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 the rest 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).
