2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k
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Secondary Education is the 88th most popular major in the country with 9,530 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,494 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 215 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students whose families make $75-$110k.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $75-$110k)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Northwestern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 12 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $16,784 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Northwestern University.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 4 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Vanderbilt also took the #3 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,890 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Vanderbilt.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 215 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
UCF also took the #11 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCF is $15,192 for bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students whose families make $75-$110k.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 215 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas University landed the #4 spot on the list. TU is a small school located in Thomasville, Georgia that handed out 5 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Thomas University is $18,004 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $75-$110k.
Out of the 215 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
U-M also made our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is $18,039 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $75-$110k.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read full report on Secondary Education at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for UAF is $14,970 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $75-$110k.
Florida State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State is $15,074 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $75-$110k.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of North Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. University of North Georgia is a public institution located in Dahlonega, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of North Georgia is $12,939 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $75-$110k.
Read more about Secondary Education at University of North Georgia
University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #9. UNLV is a large school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 43 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
UNLV also took the #24 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,165 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UNLV.
University of North Florida landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of North Florida is a fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 17 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,778 for bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of North Florida.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UPR Rio Piedras is a fairly large public school situated in San Juan, . It awarded 18 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,083 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras.
Louisiana State University - Shreveport ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is located in Shreveport, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana State University - Shreveport is $12,248 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $75-$110k.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Louisiana State University - Shreveport
Northern Kentucky University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,301 for bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Northern Kentucky University.
Full Northern Kentucky University Secondary Education Report
Louisiana Tech University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 20 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,574 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Louisiana Tech University.
Indiana University - Northwest ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. IU Northwest is a public institution located in Gary, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Indiana University - Northwest is $13,292 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $75-$110k.
Read more about Secondary Education at Indiana University - Northwest
Florida Gulf Coast University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Fort Myers, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,776 for bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend FGCU.
Full Florida Gulf Coast University Secondary Education Report
Shepherd University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Shepherdstown, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,106 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Shepherd University.
With a ranking of #18, Marshall University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Marshall University is a fairly large school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 54 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,613 for bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Marshall University.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Marshall University
University of North Dakota landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of North Dakota is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It awarded 23 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
UND also made our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21. The estimated yearly cost for UND is $17,409 for bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students whose families make $75-$110k.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at University of North Dakota
With a ranking of #20, University of Louisiana at Monroe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Monroe, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,729 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe.
University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 28 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH Manoa is also in the top of our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. It costs about $18,547 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UH Manoa.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Nevada - Reno came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
On top of its placing in this ranking, UNR also did well on our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. It costs about $18,336 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UNR.
Read more about Secondary Education at University of Nevada - Reno
Purdue University Northwest did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #23. Hammond, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Purdue University Northwest is $16,787 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $75-$110k.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Purdue University Northwest
University of Louisiana at Lafayette came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 36 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,202 for Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Full University of Louisiana at Lafayette Secondary Education Report
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 190 students in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #22. It costs about $17,373 for bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend ASU - Tempe.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Not only did these schools make the top 33 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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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%.
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- *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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