by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Secondary Education is the 84th most popular major in the country with 10,547 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
For this year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 368 colleges that offer a degree in secondary education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent secondary education 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 secondary education 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.
The secondary teaching school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid list. McAllen, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s secondary teaching degrees to 73 students in 2020-2021.
It costs about $1,504 for Secondary Teaching students with aid per year to attend South Texas College.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend El Centro College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid. El Centro College is a large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 28 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend El Centro College is $4,739 for secondary teaching students with aid.
Read full report on Secondary Education at El Centro College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid. University of Central Florida is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 77 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
UCF also took the #7 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,618 for secondary teaching students with aid per year to attend University of Central Florida.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at University of Central Florida
Out of the 368 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school awarded 75 diplomas to qualified ’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Secondary Education Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Indiana University - Bloomington is $14,619 for secondary teaching students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Indiana University - Bloomington Secondary Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 61 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
UNLV did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Secondary Education Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UNLV is $10,993 for secondary teaching students with aid.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at University of Nevada - Las Vegas
College of Southern Nevada landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. College of Southern Nevada is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 64 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $7,019 for secondary teaching students with aid per year to attend CSN.
Tarrant County College District came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. Tarrant County College is a public institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $5,147 for Secondary Teaching students with aid per year to attend Tarrant County College.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Tarrant County College
University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. UMCP is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 20 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
UMCP also made our “Best Secondary Education Schools” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend University of Maryland - College Park is $18,048 for secondary teaching students with aid.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. UMSL is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 121 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for UMSL is $12,232 for secondary teaching students with aid.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #10, Community College of Philadelphia did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified ’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
It costs about $13,384 for secondary teaching students with aid per year to attend Community College of Philadelphia.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Community College of Philadelphia
University of North Florida landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s secondary teaching degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
It costs about $8,865 for secondary teaching students with aid per year to attend University of North Florida.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at University of North Florida
Florida State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified ’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Florida State is also in the top of our “Best Secondary Education Schools” ranking. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The yearly cost to attend Florida State is $9,946 for secondary teaching students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 287 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Secondary Education Schools” list, coming in at #16. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $13,107 for Secondary Teaching students with aid.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
University of North Georgia came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Dahlonega, Georgia, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified ’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for University of North Georgia is $10,444 for Secondary Teaching students with aid.
University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid list. UOPX - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 205 ’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
UOPX - Arizona excels when it comes to secondary teaching quality. It’s in the top [COLLEGE_QUALITY_PECTENTILE_ALL_LEVES]% of all schools in this category. The estimated yearly cost for University of Phoenix - Arizona is $13,038 for secondary teaching students with aid.
Read more about Secondary Education at University of Phoenix - Arizona
Marshall University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Huntington, West Virginia, and it awarded 51 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $8,351 for secondary teaching students with aid per year to attend Marshall University.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Marshall University
With a ranking of #17, Utah State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid list. USU is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 2 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
USU also claimed a top spot on our “Best Secondary Education Schools” list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The yearly cost to attend Utah State University is $13,257 for secondary teaching students with aid.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #18, Northern Kentucky University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified ’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for NKU is $9,183 for Secondary Teaching students with aid.
Holmes Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. Holmes Community College is a small public school situated in Goodman, Mississippi. It awarded 13 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Holmes Community College is $5,978 for secondary teaching students with aid.
Read more about Secondary Education at Holmes Community College
Itawamba Community College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Fulton, Mississippi, and it awarded 5 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $4,086 for secondary teaching students with aid per year to attend ICC.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Itawamba Community College
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #21. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UIUC is $14,321 for Secondary Teaching students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Northeast Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Norfolk, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified ’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Northeast is $9,029 for secondary teaching students with aid.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Northeast Community College
With a ranking of #23, Georgia Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 69 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
GaSou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Secondary Education Schools” list. It costs about $15,571 for secondary teaching students with aid per year to attend Georgia Southern University.
National Louis University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid list. National Louis University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 63 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on this list, NLU is in the top on our “Best Secondary Education Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our “Best Secondary Education Schools” list. It costs about $14,584 for secondary teaching students with aid per year to attend National Louis University.
With a ranking of #25, University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools For Those Getting Aid list. UL Lafayette is a fairly large school located in Lafayette, Louisiana that handed out 32 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $13,094 for secondary teaching students with aid per year to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Read full report on Secondary Education at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | University of New Mexico - Main Campus | Albuquerque, NM |
| 51 | Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN |
| 53 | University of Central Missouri | Warrensburg, MO |
| 54 | Oklahoma State University - Main Campus | Stillwater, OK |
| 55 | Northampton County Area Community College | Bethlehem, PA |
| 56 | Valdosta State University | Valdosta, GA |
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
