2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, teacher education subject specific was ranked #23 in the country. In fact 43,297 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for subject 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern State University the best value school in the Southwest Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. NSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah.
NSU graduate students pay an average of $10,911 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 per year.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OSU are $24,175 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SHSU are $16,009 a year.
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University of North Texas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per year.
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Northern Arizona University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.
NAU graduate students pay an average of $20,125 in tuition and fees each year.
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Texas Tech University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Texas Woman’s University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. TWU is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TWU are $15,048 per year.
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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 a year.
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Explore the best teacher education subject specific colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 927 |
Arizona | 1,553 |
Oklahoma | 583 |
New Mexico | 289 |
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Majors Related to Subject Specific Ed
Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
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 12 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.