2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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.
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 the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Southwest Region 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 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the Southwest Region for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ASU - Skysong is ranked #2 for overall quality for education in the Southwest Region .
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. NSU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NSU are $10,911 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Highlands University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public school with a small student population.
New Mexico Highlands University graduate students pay an average of $11,154 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. Texas A&M Kingsville is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,344 per year.
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Sam Houston State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SHSU are $16,009 per year.
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Lamar University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lamar University are $15,755 per year.
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Texas Tech University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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University of North Texas ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 16,265 |
| Texas | 17,614 |
| New Mexico | 1,831 |
| Oklahoma | 3,171 |
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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 22 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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