WalletHub analyzed all 50 states and the District of Columbia across 13 metrics.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania are among the top 10 states in the country in which to be a teacher, according to a study by the personal finances website WalletHub.
To point educators to the best teaching opportunities in the country and highlight where improvement is needed, WalletHub analyzed all 50 states and the District of Columbia across 13 metrics, according to a news release.
The analysis explored data such as average starting salary, the unemployment rate and the projected number of students per teacher in 2022.
New Jersey ranked fifth in the nation overall while Pennsylvania ranked No. 8.
Pennsylvania is listed as the top in the country for the category of job opportunity and competition, which looks at salaries, income growth potential, the student per teacher ratio by 2022, unemployment rate and the 10-year change in teacher salaries. New Jersey comes in at No. 20.
New Jersey is the second-best state in the country for its academic and work environment, the study found. The category looks at pupil-to-teacher ratio, the safety of the schools, the public school spending per student, average commute, working moms and underprivileged rankings. Pennsylvania clocks in at No. 22.
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Pennsylvania has the third-best average starting and median annual salaries for teachers. The Keystone State ranks 22nd for its unemployment rate and 12th for teachers' income growth potential. The state's public school spending per student came in at No. 11 nationwide.
New Jersey has the third-highest per-pupil spending and its school system also ranks third. It's also No. 5 in the nation for the lowest pupil-to-teacher ratio.
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