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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$11,239 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,684 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which undergraduate 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.

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.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Teacher Education Grade Specific

Our analysis found Alexandria Technical & Community College to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . ATCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Alexandria.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATCC are $5,910 per year.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - North Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rasmussen University - North Dakota are $11,847 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, grade specific ed graduates from Rasmussen University - North Dakota carry an average student debtload of $16,772.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Rasmussen University - Minnesota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rasmussen University - Minnesota are $13,558 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, grade specific ed majors at Rasmussen University - Minnesota accumulate an average of around $16,772 in student debt.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Rasmussen University - Minnesota also did well on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - Kansas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Topeka, Rasmussen University - Kansas is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rasmussen University - Kansas are $13,639 a year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at Rasmussen University - Kansas take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $16,772.

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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 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 4 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.

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