2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 5th in Michigan. In fact, 5,939 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Michigan 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Ferris State University to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Michigan. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ferris are $8,232 a year.
Ferris also took the #5 spot in our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan rankings.
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Out of the 13 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Michigan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northern Michigan University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Marquette.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northern Michigan University are $10,612 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Adrian College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Michigan. Adrian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Adrian.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Adrian are $19,525 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Baker College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Michigan. Located in the distant town of Owosso, Baker College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Baker College graduate students pay an average of $12,750 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WMU are $17,807 per year.
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Central Michigan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.
Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Michigan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $19,714 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Michigan State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list.
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With a ranking of #8, Saginaw Valley State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Saginaw Valley State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of University Center.
Saginaw Valley State University graduate students pay an average of $15,748 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Eastern Michigan 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Eastern Michigan graduate students pay an average of $16,672 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Grand Valley State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GVSU are $17,904 per year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 11,570 |
| Ohio | 9,238 |
| Illinois | 10,567 |
| Wisconsin | 5,792 |
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Majors Related to 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 13 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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