2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 3rd in Pennsylvania. In fact, 12,364 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
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.
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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 analysis found West Chester University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WCUPA are $11,898 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Messiah University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Messiah are $13,050 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means York College of Pennsylvania is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at YCP are $11,646 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Clarion University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Pennsylvania. 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 $12,179 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
SRU graduate students pay an average of $12,659 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania 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. Located in the town of Edinboro, Edinboro is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Edinboro are $12,246 per year.
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California University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Cal U graduate students pay an average of $12,919 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Marywood 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Marywood graduate students pay an average of $11,438 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
IUP graduate students pay an average of $12,618 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Cedar Crest College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the midsize city of Allentown, Cedar Crest is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cedar Crest are $14,719 a year.
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Request InformationBest Value Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 5,729 |
| 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 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 23 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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