2023 Best Value Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Education Undergraduate 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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 79 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 15% Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Spokane Falls Community College the best value school in the United States for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Spokane, Spokane Falls Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Spokane Falls Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,135 in tuition and fees each year.
Spokane Falls Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.
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Out of the 79 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Universidad del Este landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNE is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Carolina.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNE are $5,820 per year.
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Out of the 79 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWTC are $6,849 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, NWTC also did well on our Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 79 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northcentral Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Central Technical College are $5,415 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Central Technical College also is in the top 15% of our Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fox Valley Technical College is a great value for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FVTC are $6,861 per year.
FVTC also claimed a spot on our Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #6, Alexandria Technical & Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Alexandria, ATCC is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ATCC are $5,910 a year.
ATCC also claimed a spot on our Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Pima Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate education programs. Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pima County Community College District are $7,566 per year.
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Lone Star College System landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate education programs. Located in the city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a fairly large student population.
North Harris Montgomery undergraduate students pay an average of $6,168 in tuition and fees each year.
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Atlanta Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Atlanta, Atlanta Area Tech is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Atlanta Area Tech are $5,564 a year.
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Albany Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Albany Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Albany.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Albany Technical College are $5,396 per year.
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Stanly Community College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate education programs. Located in the town of Albemarle, Stanly Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Stanly Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,245 in tuition and fees each year.
Stanly Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Education students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 12 | Waukesha County Technical College | Pewaukee, WI |
| 13 | Georgia Piedmont Technical College | Clarkston, GA |
| 14 | Central Georgia Technical College | Warner Robins, GA |
| 15 | Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global | Marion, IN |
Education by Region
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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 |
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 25 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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