2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You
Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Indiana. With 11,570 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Indiana 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.
Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Ball State University the best value school in Indiana for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ball State are $10,144 a year.
Ball State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $9,992 per year.
Purdue did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list.
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Out of the 12 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at PFW are $6,552 a year.
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Out of the 12 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 4 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Bloomington are $11,329 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, IU Bloomington is ranked #3 for overall quality for education in Indiana.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - East. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Located in the rural area of Richmond, IU East is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IU East are $8,270 a year.
IU East also made our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #5.
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Indiana State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Indiana State is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Terre Haute.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Indiana State are $8,056 a year.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IUPUI are $10,389 a year.
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Valparaiso University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valparaiso.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Valpo are $12,220 a year.
Valpo also took the #4 spot in our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana rankings.
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Purdue University Northwest landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Located in the suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue Northwest are $6,303 per year.
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Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
IWU graduate students pay an average of $10,440 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Value Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 12 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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