2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 82 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 15% Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Hood College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for education students working on their graduate certificate. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Frederick.
Hood graduate students pay an average of $9,080 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Hood is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Out of the 82 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, McDaniel College landed the # 2 spot on the list. McDaniel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Westminster.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at McDaniel are $9,568 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, McDaniel is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The College of New Jersey. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TCNJ are $15,031 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, TCNJ is ranked #4 for overall quality for education in the Middle Atlantic Region .
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Messiah University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Messiah graduate students pay an average of $13,050 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend York College of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
YCP graduate students pay an average of $11,646 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. UMGC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMGC are $12,132 a year.
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The College of Saint Rose ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Albany, Saint Rose 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 Saint Rose are $15,748 a year.
Saint Rose excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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With a ranking of #8, Montclair State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 per year.
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Rowan University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Rowan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.
Rowan graduate students pay an average of $16,146 in tuition and fees each year.
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Mount St Mary’s University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The Mount are $13,676 a year.
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Marywood University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marywood are $11,438 a year.
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Clarion University of Pennsylvania ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the remote town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public college with a small student population.
Clarion University graduate students pay an average of $13,862 in tuition and fees each year.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Education students in the Middle Atlantic Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Salisbury University | Salisbury, MD |
| 14 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | Baltimore, MD |
| 15 | Niagara University | Niagara University, NY |
| 16 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | West Chester, PA |
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 5,729 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,364 |
| New York | 24,330 |
| Maryland | 5,361 |
| Delaware | 1,352 |
| District of Columbia | 930 |
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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 Majors Related 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 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.
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