2023 Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 117 degrees and certificates were awarded to general education students who went to a Georgia college or university. This makes it the #119 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Georgia to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Georgia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Education
Our analysis found University of Georgia to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Georgia. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.
UGA graduate students pay an average of $11,156 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UGA also made our Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list, coming in at #5.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mercer are $15,544 per year.
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Request InformationBest Value General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value General Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Virginia | 918 |
North Carolina | 255 |
Florida | 622 |
Tennessee | 605 |
Kentucky | 95 |
South Carolina | 352 |
Louisiana | 116 |
Arkansas | 133 |
Alabama | 115 |
Mississippi | 407 |
West Virginia | 301 |
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Majors Related to Education
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Education
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
Educational Administration | 46,469 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
Special Education | 36,792 |
Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 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 the rest 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).
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