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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

47 Colleges
$16,299 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,501 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 110,226 teacher education grade specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Southeast 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.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Anderson University South Carolina to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Anderson University South Carolina are $11,643 a year.

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#2

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Union College Kentucky helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in the Southeast Region . Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Barbourville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Union College are $8,210 a year.

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#3

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, VA

Out of the 47 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Mennonite University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, Eastern Mennonite is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Eastern Mennonite graduate students pay an average of $15,270 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Eastern Mennonite also did well on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Livingston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of West Alabama are $13,546 a year.

University of West Alabama excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Out of the 47 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.

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#6

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

Brenau University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the small city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Brenau graduate students pay an average of $13,940 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Southern Mississippi ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 per year.

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#8

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Mercer University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Mercer graduate students pay an average of $15,544 in tuition and fees each year.

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Georgia Southwestern State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. GSW is a small public school located in the town of Americus.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GSW are $15,206 per year.

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#10

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

University of West Georgia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of West Georgia are $18,980 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, University of West Georgia is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 4,845
Virginia 1,857
North Carolina 3,759
Florida 3,339
Tennessee 1,526
Kentucky 1,644
South Carolina 1,615
Louisiana 780
Arkansas 1,727
Alabama 2,521
Mississippi 1,592
West Virginia 533

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 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 Vgrigas.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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