Best Graduate Schools

Best Education Master’s Programs for Your Money 2024

A graduate degree in education can boost teachers’ earning potential and is typically required for administrative roles. These are the top-rated programs, based on affordability, employment outcomes and typical graduate earnings.
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College Name
Est. annual costs
Average student debt
Employment rate
Average early career salaries

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, CA

$36,600 $53,720 99% $58,840

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, MA

$31,330 $36,790 100% $51,920

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Pomona, CA

$28,780 $19,710 99% $68,010

California State University, Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA

$30,030 N/A 100% $67,200

California State University, Dominguez Hills

Carson, CA

$32,450 $24,790 99% $70,500

California State University, Fresno

Fresno, CA

$27,280 $20,250 98% $67,430

California State University, Monterey Bay

Seaside, CA

$30,890 $17,080 97% $60,010

California State University, Sacramento

Sacramento, CA

$32,950 $36,010 100% $72,400

California State University, San Marcos

San Marcos, CA

$30,000 $25,610 98% $69,320

California State University, Stanislaus

Turlock, CA

$28,300 $27,080 99% $61,390

Cambridge College

Boston, MA

$31,920 $22,850 98% $65,600

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

$31,400 $20,080 100% $43,750

Colorado State University Pueblo

Pueblo, CO

$27,970 $30,500 100% $41,270

Concordia University Texas

Austin, TX

$27,810 $31,770 99% $54,110

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

$27,730 $29,240 100% $47,780

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

$39,910 $47,860 100% $58,370

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

$23,710 $23,320 96% $59,060

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

$30,110 $18,900 98% $48,060

Longwood University

Farmville, VA

$26,200 $27,860 100% $45,180

Minnesota State University-Mankato

Mankato, MN

$22,260 $26,850 100% $47,440

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

$35,300 $31,980 99% $54,100

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, IL

$24,230 $38,390 100% $48,310

Notre Dame of Maryland University

Baltimore, MD

$34,100 $24,510 99% $54,420

Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, CA

$31,780 $43,990 98% $60,130

Purdue University Northwest

Hammond, IN

$20,780 $31,900 100% $43,770

Saint Michael's College

Colchester, VT

$29,370 $21,340 100% $53,520

Southwest Minnesota State University

Marshall, MN

$22,710 $21,590 98% $50,360

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, TX

$33,980 $38,730 100% $53,610

Towson University

Towson, MD

$29,460 $28,990 100% $48,510

University of California, Riverside

Riverside, CA

$35,070 $28,690 100% $56,670

University of California, San Diego

La Jolla, CA

$35,230 $33,790 100% $55,000

University of Michigan-Flint

Flint, MI

$26,620 $41,580 100% $60,080

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Stevens Point, WI

$20,890 $20,170 100% $45,930

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

$23,430 $23,970 96% $58,300

Whittier College

Whittier, CA

$29,450 $38,390 100% $61,100

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

$31,990 $43,460 100% $80,200
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Notes: Annual costs include tuition and fees, books and living expenses for in-state students. Employment rate is based on the share of graduates from this program who were not working nor enrolled in another educational program within two years of leaving school. Average earnings and debt figures represent program-level earnings for graduates within one and two year(s) of completion.

Sources: U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard, college websites, College Factual/Money calculations.