2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You
Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 9,522 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Virginia 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.
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 2023 rankings named James Madison University the best value school in Virginia for education students working on their graduate certificate. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at JMU are $12,514 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Mennonite University is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, Eastern Mennonite is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern Mennonite are $15,270 per year.
Eastern Mennonite also made our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #5.
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Out of the 18 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Radford University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.
Radford graduate students pay an average of $12,535 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Lynchburg. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lynchburg are $11,759 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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George Mason University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GMU are $16,644 a year.
GMU also took the #3 spot in our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia rankings.
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With a ranking of #7, Old Dominion University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Old Dominion are $13,224 per year.
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University of Mary Washington 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 midsize suburb of Fredericksburg, UMW is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMW are $11,388 a year.
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Virginia Tech landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $16,522 per year.
Virginia Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Virginia are $20,906 a year.
University of Virginia also took the #1 spot in our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia rankings.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 7,730 |
| West Virginia | 1,515 |
| Mississippi | 4,219 |
| South Carolina | 3,980 |
| Florida | 10,069 |
| 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 18 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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