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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 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Chicago the best value school in Illinois for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Olivet Nazarene University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Olivet Nazarene are $12,190 a year.

Olivet Nazarene also took the #4 spot in our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois rankings.

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#4

Governors State University

University Park, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Governors State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GSU are $8,320 per year.

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#5

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Illinois University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at EIU are $10,640 a year.

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Western Illinois University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WIU are $12,182 per year.

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NLU are $12,096 a year.

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Loyola University Chicago came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Loyola Chicago is a fairly 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

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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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