Elementary teacher education Best Education Schools

Ranked in 2011

For Pre-K-6 grade teachers, a degree in elementary teacher education can help you more effectively instruct young students in language, math, and more. These are the top schools for programs in elementary teacher education.

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Overall Education School Program Data
#1	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	In-state, full-time: $565 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,078 per credit	1,764	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#2	Teachers College, Columbia University New York, NY	Full-time: $1,178 per credit	5,103	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#2	University of Wisconsin--Madison Madison, WI	In-state, full-time: $10,941 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,108 per year	1,046	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#4	Vanderbilt University (Peabody) Nashville, TN	Full-time: $1,623 per credit	845	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#5	University of Washington Seattle, WA	In-state, full-time: $11,449 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $24,789 per year	1,082	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#6	University of Georgia Athens, GA	In-state, full-time: $6,600 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $21,504 per year	2,262	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#7	University of Michigan--Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	In-state, full-time: $18,130 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $36,670 per year	447	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#8	Indiana University--Bloomington Bloomington, IN	In-state, full-time: $354 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,032 per credit	1,020	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#9	Stanford University Stanford, CA	Full-time: $38,700 per year	415	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#10	University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	In-state, full-time: $10,204 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $23,470 per year	1,163	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked

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Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students

Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students

Average amount of externally funded research expenditure per faculty member (in thousands)

Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions)

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Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

In-state, full-time: $565 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,078 per credit

1,764

Locked

Teachers College, Columbia University

New York, NY

Full-time: $1,178 per credit

5,103

Locked

University of Wisconsin--Madison

Madison, WI

In-state, full-time: $10,941 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,108 per year

1,046

Locked

Vanderbilt University (Peabody)

Nashville, TN

Full-time: $1,623 per credit

845

Locked

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

In-state, full-time: $11,449 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $24,789 per year

1,082

Locked

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

In-state, full-time: $6,600 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $21,504 per year

2,262

Locked

University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

In-state, full-time: $18,130 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $36,670 per year

447

Locked

Indiana University--Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

In-state, full-time: $354 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,032 per credit

1,020

Locked

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Full-time: $38,700 per year

415

Locked

#10

University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL

In-state, full-time: $10,204 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $23,470 per year

1,163

Locked