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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$12,043 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,263 Avg Salary

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

With 1,158 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific is the #18 most popular major in Minnesota.

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.

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 Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Minnesota 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.

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

Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Minnesota. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.

Minnesota State Mankato also made our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #2.

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#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

St. Cloud State University graduate students pay an average of $9,192 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Hamline University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hamline are $10,402 per year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Concordia University, Saint Paul helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in Minnesota. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Concordia University, Saint Paul graduate students pay an average of $8,550 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

SMU MN graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, The College of Saint Scholastica 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 Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Scholastica are $15,502 per year.

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#8

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

St Catherine University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Kate’s are $17,760 per year.

St. Kate’s also took the #4 spot in our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota rankings.

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#9

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Capella University are $14,784 a year.

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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,189
Kansas 711
Iowa 599
Nebraska 451
North Dakota 312
South Dakota 198

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 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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