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2026 Best Value Trade & Industrial Teacher Education Schools in Pennsylvania

[Trade & Industrial Teacher Education](/majors/education/teacher-education-and-development/trade-and-industrial-teacher-education/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for trade & industrial teacher education students.

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• Best Value Trade & Industrial Teacher Education Schools in Pennsylvania

2026 Best Value Trade & Industrial Teacher Education Schools in Pennsylvania

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in trade & industrial teacher education, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Trade & Industrial Teacher Education Schools

1

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

$23,005 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,000 Avg Student Debt

$63,727 Median Earnings (10yr)

Temple University tops our 2026 list of the best value trade & industrial teacher education schools in Pennsylvania. Temple University is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia. Students from in state pay about $23,005 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $38,805. Students borrow a median of $26,000 to complete the trade & industrial teacher education program here. Soon after graduation, trade & industrial teacher education degree recipients from Temple University generally make around $54,736. Set against $26,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 80% of applicants are accepted.

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Pennsylvania State University Main Campus
University Park, PA

$20,644 In-State Tuition & Fees

$63,435 Median Earnings (10yr)

Pennsylvania State University Main Campus came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value trade & industrial teacher education schools. Located in the city of University Park, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus is a very large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $20,644, while out-of-state students pay about $41,790. Ten years after enrolling, students earn a median of $63,435. The acceptance rate is 61%.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 5 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.