2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Secondary Education is the 88th most popular major in the country with 9,530 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Virginia, there were 151 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 142 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in secondary education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great secondary education programs and 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.

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Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

#1

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$33,288 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s secondary teaching degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

Old Dominion also made our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion University are $33,288, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Old Dominion University

#2

Marymount University

Arlington, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$20,116 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marymount University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k. Arlington, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s secondary teaching degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Marymount not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marymount University are $20,116, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Secondary Education at Marymount

#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$8,349 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s secondary teaching degrees to 91 students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also made our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Liberty University Secondary Education Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary 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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