2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida
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 Florida. In fact, 10,069 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Florida ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in Florida 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Florida Atlantic University to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Florida. FAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FAU are $6,693 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Central Florida is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UCF graduate students pay an average of $8,872 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UCF is ranked #4 for overall quality for education in Florida.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $12,737 per year.
UF did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Florida is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. UNF is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.
UNF graduate students pay an average of $10,364 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UNF did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.
Florida State graduate students pay an average of $11,553 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Florida State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list.
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The University of West Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. UWF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pensacola.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UWF are $9,062 a year.
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Florida International 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 #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.
FIU graduate students pay an average of $11,106 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USF Tampa are $10,428 per year.
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Southeastern 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. SEU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakeland.
SEU graduate students pay an average of $12,350 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Jacksonville University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the city of Jacksonville, JU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at JU are $14,039 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 7,730 |
| West Virginia | 1,515 |
| Mississippi | 4,219 |
| South Carolina | 3,980 |
| Virginia | 9,522 |
| Arkansas | 4,954 |
| Alabama | 5,059 |
| Kentucky | 5,329 |
| Georgia | 9,722 |
| Tennessee | 5,194 |
| Louisiana | 2,977 |
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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 |
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 16 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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