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Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

23 Colleges
$18,376 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for grade specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in the Plains States Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.

Minnesota State Mankato excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#2

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bethel University Minnesota. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota 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 Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700 a year.

Bethel University Minnesota also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#3

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hamline University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Hamline graduate students pay an average of $10,402 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 Concordia University, Nebraska. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska 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 Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.

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#6

Avila University

Kansas City, MO

Avila University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Avila are $8,598 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 a year.

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#8

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

USD graduate students pay an average of $12,768 in tuition and fees each year.

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The College of Saint Scholastica landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica 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 St. Scholastica are $15,502 a year.

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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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 2,622
Minnesota 2,595
Kansas 1,769
Iowa 1,604
Nebraska 956
North Dakota 490
South Dakota 406

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 23 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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