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.
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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 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $16,522 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Virginia Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.
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Out of the 9 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GMU are $16,644 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GMU is ranked #3 for overall quality for subject specific ed in Virginia.
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With a ranking of #6, Virginia Commonwealth 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 midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VCU are $15,518 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Virginia State 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 suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia State are $11,989 per year.
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Shenandoah 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Shenandoah are $23,430 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, Regent University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regent are $17,190 per year.
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Request InformationBest Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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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