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2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$12,788 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,137 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Ohio. With 9,238 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio 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 Ohio 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Baldwin Wallace University the best value school in Ohio for education students working on their graduate certificate. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Berea.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Baldwin Wallace College are $11,363 per year.

Baldwin Wallace College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list.

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#2

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Youngstown State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Youngstown State University are $6,751 a year.

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#3

Mount St. Joseph University

Cincinnati, OH

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Mount St. Joseph University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Ohio. Located in the large suburb of Cincinnati, Mount St. Joe is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mount St. Joe are $13,700 a year.

Full Education at Mount St. Joseph University Report

Out of the 13 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at BGSU are $9,831 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at OHIO Athens are $9,720 a year.

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Miami University - Oxford came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Miami University - Oxford are $13,878 per year.

Full Education at Miami University - Oxford Report

With a ranking of #7, Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wright State University - Main Campus are $14,298 a year.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

Ohio State graduate students pay an average of $12,425 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Ohio State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list.

Full Education at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

With a ranking of #9, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kent State are $11,766 per year.

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#10

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UDayton are $18,140 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UDayton is ranked #3 for overall quality for education in Ohio.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 11,570
Michigan 5,939
Illinois 10,567
Wisconsin 5,792

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

Majors Similar to Education

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.

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