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.
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2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 a year.
ASU - Skysong not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northeastern State University is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. NSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah.
NSU graduate students pay an average of $10,911 in tuition and fees each 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 city of Phoenix.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 a year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New Mexico Highlands University is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at New Mexico Highlands University are $11,154 per year.
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 medium-sized public school located in the town of Kingsville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,344 per year.
Sam Houston State 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 #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SHSU are $16,009 a year.
Lamar University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lamar University are $15,755 a year.
Texas Tech 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.
Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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University of North Texas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton.
UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| 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.
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