2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate School for You
Teacher Education Subject Specific is the #24 most popular major in Virginia with 1,393 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Virginia 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.
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.
Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Teacher Education Subject Specific
Our 2023 rankings named Radford University the best value school in Virginia for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Radford are $12,535 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Virginia Tech are $16,522 a year.
Virginia Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Old Dominion are $13,224 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Mennonite University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, Eastern Mennonite is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern Mennonite are $15,270 per year.
Eastern Mennonite also made our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #5.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in Virginia. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $16,644 per year.
GMU also took the #3 spot in our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia rankings.
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Virginia Commonwealth 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. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at VCU are $15,518 per year.
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Virginia State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public school with a small student population.
Virginia State graduate students pay an average of $11,989 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Shenandoah University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Shenandoah graduate students pay an average of $23,430 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Regent University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Regent are $17,190 a year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 1,327 |
North Carolina | 904 |
Florida | 1,534 |
Tennessee | 421 |
Kentucky | 1,105 |
South Carolina | 596 |
Louisiana | 694 |
Arkansas | 825 |
Alabama | 722 |
Mississippi | 616 |
West Virginia | 309 |
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Teacher Education Subject Specific Related Majors for Subject Specific Ed
One of 14 majors within the area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Subject Specific Ed
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 9 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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