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2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$15,698 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,137 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

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

Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

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 fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FAU are $6,693 a 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 suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCF are $8,872 per year.

UCF not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Florida. UF is a very 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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#4

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Florida. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. UNF is a large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

UNF graduate students pay an average of $10,364 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNF also took the #5 spot in our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida rankings.

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#5

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list.

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The University of West Florida landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. UWF is a large public school located in the small 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 came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FIU are $11,106 per year.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USF Tampa are $10,428 a year.

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#9

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL

With a ranking of #9, Southeastern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. SEU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakeland.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SEU are $12,350 per year.

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#10

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, JU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at JU are $14,039 per year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 7,730
West Virginia 1,515
South Carolina 3,980
Virginia 9,522
Arkansas 4,954
Mississippi 4,219
Tennessee 5,194
Louisiana 2,977
Alabama 5,059
Kentucky 5,329
Georgia 9,722

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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