Best Bachelor's in Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education Programs in 2026
All 2 programs reviewed from the IPEDS database, ranked on graduation rate, affordability, and more. CIP 13.1339.
- In-state tuition typically runs from $8,838 to $44,050 a year, with a median near $26,444.
- 1 of 2 ranked programs sit at public universities.
- We rank on graduation rate first, then selectivity and affordability, all from federal IPEDS data.
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Bethel University
50score- 71%Grad rate
- $44,050/yrTuition (in or out of state)
- 88%Admit rate
- 2,755Undergrads
- 4Grads/yr
- 1245SAT mid
- Communication Arts and Literature Education 5-12 (English Education) B.A.
- On-campus
About the programView Bethel University's Communication Arts and Literature Education 5-12 (English Education) B.A ProgramBethel University's Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts and Literature Education prepares future English teachers for grades 5-12, and it does so through a genuine partnership between the Department of English and the Department of Education so that literary depth and teaching skill grow together. Rather than saving practice for the end, the program sends students into a series of field placements in varied classrooms well before they reach a full-time student teaching semester in local schools. Those who want an even more immersive route can choose off-campus tutoring or a year-long residency. According to the program page, its English education majors score above the state average on edTPA assessments, a signal of how the preparation lands in practice. This program offers a bachelor's degree in communication arts and literature teacher education in Minnesota.
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Minnesota State University Moorhead
50score- 57%Grad rate
- $8,838/yrTuition (in or out of state)
- 59%Admit rate
- 3,375Undergrads
- 8Grads/yr
- 22ACT mid
- B.S. in Communication Arts and Literature Education
- CAEP-accredited
- On-campus
About the programView Minnesota State University Moorhead's B.S. in Communication Arts and Literature Education ProgramThe Bachelor of Science in Communication Arts and Literature Education at Minnesota State University Moorhead prepares students to teach middle and high school English, leading to Minnesota licensure for grades 5-12. Offered through the Nibbe School of Teaching and Learning, it lets candidates broaden their reach with an optional middle-level endorsement covering grades 5-8. What stands out is where the required practicum takes place, since community sites range from tutoring at the University Writing Support Center to placements in an alternative high school or a county jail, exposing future teachers to learners well beyond the typical classroom. That variety builds adaptability into the preparation itself. The program is CAEP accredited and reports 100% related job placement for its graduates. As a bachelor's degree in communication arts and literature teacher education, it adds to the bachelor's-level communication arts and literature teacher education options in Minnesota.
How we rank
Each program is scored 0 to 100 against the other programs in its specialty: graduation rate (50%), selectivity by admission rate (30%), and affordability by in-state tuition (20%). Scores are percentile-based within the specialty, so they compare like with like. A program missing a field gets the neutral median for it, so it is neither rewarded nor punished. Earnings are intentionally excluded: federal per-school earnings are not yet published for education programs, and the field-level salary figure is identical for every school, so ranking on it would be meaningless. To keep the overall list from being dominated by a single state's public-university system, it shows at most 2 programs per state; the value, affordability, graduation-rate, and selectivity pages rank every program without that limit.
- Graduation rate: 50%
- Selectivity (admission rate): 30%
- Affordability (in-state tuition): 20%
How much a bachelor's in Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education program costs
Published in-state tuition across the 2 ranked bachelor's programs typically runs from $8,838 to $44,050 a year, with a median near $26,444. Most of that spread is public versus private: public universities charge state residents the least, while private colleges set a single sticker price that applies to everyone. 1 of the 2 programs here are public, which is usually where the lowest in-state numbers come from.
Sticker price is rarely what a student pays. Grants and scholarships lower the net cost, and future teachers have aid written specifically for them: the federal TEACH Grant provides up to $4,000 a year to students who agree to teach a high-need subject in a low-income school, and many states add service scholarships and loan-forgiveness programs for people who commit to the classroom. Two costs to watch are out-of-state tuition, which at public schools often runs two to three times the resident rate, and mandatory fees and living expenses, which the tuition figure leaves out entirely.
Sources: tuition and program data from IPEDS; the TEACH Grant from Federal Student Aid.
Ways to earn your bachelor's in Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education
A traditional four-year, on-campus bachelor's is the most common route into teaching, and for good reason: the degree leans on in-person field placements that build to a full term of student teaching. Most programs here are delivered on campus for exactly that reason.
You do not have to start at a four-year school. Many students spend their first two years at a community college, earn an associate's, and transfer in, which trims the cost of the early coursework, and statewide articulation agreements often guarantee the credits apply. If you already hold a bachelor's in another field, you can usually skip a second degree entirely and enter through an alternative-certification program or a master's-with-licensure route built for career-changers.
Whatever the format, the non-negotiable is supervised clinical practice. Every licensure-track program includes a student-teaching placement, and some now pair it with a paid, year-long residency alongside a mentor teacher, an increasingly common model that eases the unpaid-semester crunch traditional student teaching can create.
Sources: online and program counts from IPEDS; alternative-certification pathways per the US Department of Education.
Data sources for our Bachelor's in Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education ranking
- Program counts, tuition, graduation and admission rates: IPEDS, US Department of Education.
- Program descriptions: each school's official catalog and program pages.