2023 Best Value Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.
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.
Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Education
Our analysis found Bronx Community College to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . BCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Bronx.
BCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,086 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 Harrisburg Area Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at HACC are $9,818 a year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Delaware County Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Delaware County Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Media.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delaware County Community College are $13,740 per year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Lehigh Carbon Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . LCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Schnecksville.
LCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,060 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bucks County Community College is a great value for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Bucks County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $13,298 in tuition and fees each year.
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Northampton County Area Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Bethlehem, Northampton Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northampton Community College are $15,270 per year.
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Keystone College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate education programs. Keystone College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Plume.
Keystone College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,300 in tuition and fees each year.
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Drexel University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Drexel are $57,136 per year.
Drexel 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 Middle Atlantic Region list.
Request InformationBest Education Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 5,729 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,364 |
| New York | 24,330 |
| Maryland | 5,361 |
| Delaware | 1,352 |
| District of Columbia | 930 |
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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 Majors Related 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 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.
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