My parents have told me that I should consider cheaper options, but that they’ll pay for any college.
Is this a better list?
Safeties: UCF, USF, Arizona
Matches: Alabama, UIUC, Georgia, Madison, Miami
Reaches: Rochester, Vanderbilt, Boston U, NYU
From the IPEDS database, these are large schools in large (where “large” may not be as big as you want) cities or suburbs thereof, which offer teacher certification programs:
institution name City State
University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage Alaska
University of Arizona Tucson Arizona
Grand Canyon University Phoenix Arizona
Academy of Art University San Francisco California
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona California
California State University-Fresno Fresno California
California State University-Fullerton Fullerton California
California State University-Long Beach Long Beach California
California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles California
California State University-Northridge Northridge California
California State University-Sacramento Sacramento California
University of California-Irvine Irvine California
University of California-Riverside Riverside California
University of California-San Diego La Jolla California
San Diego State University San Diego California
San Francisco State University San Francisco California
University of San Francisco San Francisco California
San Jose State University San Jose California
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver Colorado
Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver Colorado
University of Connecticut Storrs Connecticut
University of Delaware Newark Delaware
American University Washington District of Columbia
George Washington University Washington District of Columbia
University of Central Florida Orlando Florida
Florida International University Miami Florida
University of Miami Coral Gables Florida
University of North Florida Jacksonville Florida
University of South Florida-Main Campus Tampa Florida
Georgia State University Atlanta Georgia
University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu Hawaii
DePaul University Chicago Illinois
University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago Illinois
Loyola University Chicago Chicago Illinois
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville Illinois
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Indianapolis Indiana
Ashford University San Diego California
Wichita State University Wichita Kansas
University of Kentucky Lexington Kentucky
University of Louisville Louisville Kentucky
Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights Kentucky
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans Louisiana
University of Maryland-University College Adelphi Maryland
University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore Maryland
University of Maryland-College Park College Park Maryland
Boston University Boston Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston Massachusetts
Northeastern University Boston Massachusetts
Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti Michigan
Grand Valley State University Allendale Michigan
Oakland University Rochester Hills Michigan
Wayne State University Detroit Michigan
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis Minnesota
University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City Missouri
University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis Missouri
Saint Louis University Saint Louis Missouri
University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha Nebraska
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln Nebraska
Rowan University Glassboro New Jersey
Kean University Union New Jersey
Montclair State University Montclair New Jersey
University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque New Mexico
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn New York
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island New York
CUNY City College New York New York
CUNY Hunter College New York New York
CUNY Queens College Queens New York
Fordham University Bronx New York
New York University New York New York
Pace University-New York New York New York
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester New York
St John’s University-New York Queens New York
University at Buffalo Buffalo New York
Stony Brook University Stony Brook New York
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro North Carolina
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh North Carolina
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati Ohio
Cleveland State University Cleveland Ohio
Kent State University at Kent Kent Ohio
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus Ohio
University of Toledo Toledo Ohio
University of Central Oklahoma Edmond Oklahoma
Portland State University Portland Oregon
Drexel University Philadelphia Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Temple University Philadelphia Pennsylvania
West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester Pennsylvania
University of Rhode Island Kingston Rhode Island
Clemson University Clemson South Carolina
University of Memphis Memphis Tennessee
Vanderbilt University Nashville Tennessee
University of Houston Houston Texas
The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington Texas
The University of Texas at Austin Austin Texas
The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso Texas
The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio Texas
George Mason University Fairfax Virginia
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle Washington
Marquette University Milwaukee Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee Wisconsin
Universidad Metropolitana San Juan Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan Puerto Rico
Universidad Del Turabo Gurabo Puerto Rico
California State University-San Marcos San Marcos California
Western Governors University Salt Lake City Utah
Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers Florida
Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix Phoenix Arizona
Yes that is a better list and good targets. I would add some more to each and spend some time visiting in person or online
I dont want to be mean, but you can forget about Vanderbilt, NYU, BU, UPenn and Brown. However, teh quality of education at these places is not far above some much easier ones, so don’t be too stressed that they are a bit further than your (Or my) reach radius. Best of Luck!
Look into AU though. Sounds like a great fit for you.
Thank you. How are Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan State, UC Irvine, UT Austin and Indiana U as matches for me? And do you have any recommendations for realistic reaches for me?
anyone?
Sorry to ask this again but I just want to get a little more feedback. Does anyone know any schools that would be good reaches for me?