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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$11,755 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,263 Avg Salary

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

Teacher Education Subject Specific is the #23 most popular major in Illinois with 1,676 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

The Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for subject 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.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Teacher Education Subject Specific

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Illinois. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $9,773 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Olivet Nazarene University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in Illinois. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Olivet Nazarene are $12,190 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Olivet Nazarene is ranked #4 for overall quality for subject specific ed in Illinois.

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#4

Governors State University

University Park, IL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Governors State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in Illinois. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.

GSU graduate students pay an average of $8,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Eastern Illinois University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in Illinois. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at EIU are $10,640 per year.

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Western Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WIU are $12,182 a year.

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National Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

NLU graduate students pay an average of $12,096 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Loyola University Chicago ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Loyola Chicago graduate students pay an average of $19,894 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,338
Ohio 1,661
Indiana 1,703
Wisconsin 913

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

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 Aparajita Datta.

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