2023 Best Value Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northeast Wisconsin Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a large student population.
NWTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,849 in tuition and fees each year.
NWTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the 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.
North Central Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a large student population.
FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,861 in tuition and fees each year.
FVTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Waukesha County Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the Great Lakes Region . WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Pewaukee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCTC are $6,603 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at IWU are $9,239 a year.
IWU also claimed a spot on our Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #6, Ivy Tech Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ivy Tech Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Rasmussen University - Illinois came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rockford.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rasmussen University - Illinois are $13,883 a year.
Rasmussen University - Illinois also claimed a spot on our Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #8, Cuyahoga Community College District did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Cuyahoga Community College District is a large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cuyahoga Community College District are $8,586 per year.
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Rasmussen University - Wisconsin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rasmussen University - Wisconsin are $12,860 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rasmussen University - Wisconsin also is in the top 20% of our Best Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate education programs. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC are $27,111 per year.
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Explore the best education colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 11,570 |
| Michigan | 5,939 |
| Ohio | 9,238 |
| Illinois | 10,567 |
| Wisconsin | 5,792 |
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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 13 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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