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2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$9,243 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 4th in Kansas. In fact, 4,776 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Kansas 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas

Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Education

Our analysis found Fort Hays State University to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Kansas. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FHSU are $4,500 a year.

FHSU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wichita State University is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. WSU is a large public school located in the large city of Wichita.

WSU graduate students pay an average of $7,252 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Pittsburg State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Kansas. Pitt State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Pittsburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Pitt State are $8,728 a year.

Pitt State also made our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #5.

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 8 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 4 spot on the list. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

KU graduate students pay an average of $11,045 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

KU also took the #2 spot in our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas rankings.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Emporia State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Kansas. Located in the town of Emporia, ESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

ESU graduate students pay an average of $8,532 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #6, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

K -State graduate students pay an average of $11,225 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

K -State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list.

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#7

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

With a ranking of #7, Washburn University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Washburn University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Topeka.

Washburn University graduate students pay an average of $9,636 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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MidAmerica Nazarene University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. MNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Olathe.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MNU are $13,024 per year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Education Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 9,682
Iowa 3,392
South Dakota 1,045
Missouri 7,906
Nebraska 4,167
North Dakota 1,291

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

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 8 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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