2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You
With 327,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 73 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Wisconsin Lutheran College to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
WLC graduate students pay an average of $10,080 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WLC is ranked #4 for overall quality for education in the Great Lakes Region .
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Viterbo University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Viterbo are $9,488 a year.
Viterbo also claimed a spot on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Ferris State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ferris is a large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ferris are $8,232 per year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Olivet Nazarene University is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Olivet Nazarene are $12,190 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Olivet Nazarene also is in the top 10% of our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Illinois State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 a year.
Baldwin Wallace University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Berea.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Baldwin Wallace College are $11,363 per year.
University of St Francis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Saint Francis are $13,839 a year.
University of Saint Francis also claimed a spot on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
McKendree University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. McKendree is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lebanon.
McKendree graduate students pay an average of $9,756 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #10, Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,760 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Concordia University, Wisconsin is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great value schools for Education students in the Great Lakes Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Marian University | Fond Du Lac, WI |
| 12 | Youngstown State University | Youngstown, OH |
| 13 | National Louis University | Chicago, IL |
| 14 | Valparaiso University | Valparaiso, IN |
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 11,570 |
| Michigan | 5,939 |
| Ohio | 9,238 |
| Illinois | 10,567 |
| Wisconsin | 5,792 |
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Education Related Majors for Education
Education Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
| Student Counseling | 13,858 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8,695 |
| Teaching English or French | 5,791 |
| Other Education | 4,858 |
| Teaching Assistants | 2,751 |
| Educational Assessment | 2,552 |
| Multilingual Education | 1,910 |
| Education Philosophy | 737 |
| International Education | 293 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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