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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$25,929 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,501 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate School for You

With 110,226 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, teacher education grade specific is the #6 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.

The Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for grade specific ed 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 Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for grade specific ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found University of St Francis to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

University of Saint Francis graduate students pay an average of $13,839 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, University of Saint Francis is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#2

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Alverno College is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Alverno are $10,402 a year.

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#3

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Indiana State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in the Great Lakes Region . Indiana State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Terre Haute.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Indiana State are $15,562 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - La Crosse is a large public school located in the city of La Crosse.

UW - La Crosse graduate students pay an average of $20,073 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Out of the 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Baker College

Owosso, MI

Baker College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Owosso.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Baker College are $12,750 per year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at Baker College take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $46,807.

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Western Michigan University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WMU are $26,248 per year.

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#8

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ball State are $26,600 a year.

Ball State also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Indiana University - East ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Richmond, IU East is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU East are $18,592 per year.

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#9

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #9, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Purdue also is in the top 5% of our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,460
Ohio 3,308
Illinois 3,473
Indiana 2,710
Wisconsin 2,197

One of 14 majors within the area of study, teacher education grade specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Grade Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 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 Vgrigas.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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