2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 43,297 people earned a degree or certificate in teacher education subject specific, making the major the #23 most popular in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
The Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Cuyahoga Community College District to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Cuyahoga Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Cleveland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cuyahoga Community College District are $8,586 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UND are $15,037 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UND is in the top 1% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alliant International University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Alliant are $16,631 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Southern State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Missouri Southern are $15,896 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Madonna University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madonna are $24,900 per year.
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Shenandoah University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Winchester.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Shenandoah are $34,490 a year.
Shenandoah excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC are $27,111 per year.
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Keystone College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Keystone College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Plume.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Keystone College are $17,300 per year.
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Boston University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Boston U undergraduate students pay an average of $59,816 in tuition and fees each year.
Boston U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.
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With a ranking of #10, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their undergraduate certificate. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Drexel are $57,136 per year.
Drexel also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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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 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 10 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.