2024 Best Teaching Assistants Master's Degree Schools

Teaching Assistantsmaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #303 out of the 343 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Teaching Assistants Master's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 12 master's degrees in teaching assistants during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on teaching assistants students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of teaching assistants students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for teaching assistants to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized teaching assistants related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for teaching assistants students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Teaching Assistants Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Teaching Assistants Master's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Teaching Assistants in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in teaching assistants.

Top Schools for a Master's in Teaching Assistants

1

University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, NV

6 Annual Graduates

University of Nevada - Reno is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in teaching assistants. UNR is a very large public university located in the city of Reno.More information about a master’s in teaching assistants from University of Nevada - Reno

2

Madonna University
Livonia, MI

2 Annual Graduates

Madonna University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in teaching assistants. Located in the city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in teaching assistants from Madonna University

2

Robert Morris University
Moon Township, PA

4 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in teaching assistants has to look into Robert Morris University. RMU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Moon Township.More information about a master’s in teaching assistants from Robert Morris University

Teaching Assistants by Region

View the Best Teaching Assistants Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Teaching Assistants

One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, Teaching Assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Teaching Assistants Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Adult Literacy Tutor/Instructor	12

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific	29,374
Educational Administration	28,511
Special Education	21,797
Teacher Education Subject Specific	17,998
General Education	17,801
Curriculum & Instruction	16,825
Student Counseling	12,244
Instructional Media Design	6,799
Teaching English or French	3,450
Other Education	1,705

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to IMCBerea College. More about our data sources and methodologies.