2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 129 schools in the Southeast 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.
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2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 15% Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Piedmont College to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the distant town of Demorest, Piedmont College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Piedmont College are $11,020 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Piedmont College also did well on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Carson - Newman University is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Jefferson City, Carson - Newman is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Carson - Newman are $9,632 per year.
Out of the 129 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Henderson State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Arkadelphia, Henderson State University is a public college with a small student population.
Henderson State University graduate students pay an average of $9,108 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Union College Kentucky helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Barbourville, Union College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Union College graduate students pay an average of $8,210 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Nicholls State University is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. Nicholls State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Thibodaux.
Nicholls State University graduate students pay an average of $9,177 in tuition and fees each year.
Anderson University South Carolina came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Anderson.
Anderson University South Carolina graduate students pay an average of $11,643 in tuition and fees each year.
Union University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Located in the small city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Union are $11,666 per year.
Eastern Mennonite University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Eastern Mennonite is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern Mennonite are $15,270 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Eastern Mennonite is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Freed-Hardeman University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Henderson, FHU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FHU are $10,980 per year.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. A-State is a large public school located in the city of Jonesboro.
A-State graduate students pay an average of $11,408 in tuition and fees each year.
Converse College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Converse is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Spartanburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Converse are $7,698 a year.
Gardner - Webb University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb 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 Gardner - Webb are $10,130 a year.
University of West Alabama came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Livingston, University of West Alabama is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of West Alabama are $13,546 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, University of West Alabama is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
With a ranking of #14, University of Lynchburg did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Lynchburg graduate students pay an average of $11,759 in tuition and fees each year.
Liberty University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.
Wingate University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Wingate, Wingate is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wingate are $11,700 per year.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the town of Magnolia, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $9,882 a year.
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With a ranking of #18, Southern Wesleyan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. SWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Central.
SWU graduate students pay an average of $13,726 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #19, Brenau University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Brenau is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Gainesville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Brenau are $13,940 a year.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great value schools for Education students in the Southeast Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 21 | University of North Georgia | Dahlonega, GA |
| 22 | Louisiana Tech University | Ruston, LA |
| 23 | Augusta University | Augusta, GA |
| 24 | American Public University System | Charles Town, WV |
| 25 | Georgia Southwestern State University | Americus, GA |
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 7,730 |
| West Virginia | 1,515 |
| South Carolina | 3,980 |
| Florida | 10,069 |
| Virginia | 9,522 |
| Arkansas | 4,954 |
| Mississippi | 4,219 |
| Louisiana | 2,977 |
| Alabama | 5,059 |
| Kentucky | 5,329 |
| Georgia | 9,722 |
| Tennessee | 5,194 |
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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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