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2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$15,608 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,533 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate School for You

Curriculum & Instruction is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 1,215 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for curriculum 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Curriculum & Instruction

Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best value school in Virginia for curriculum and instruction students working on their graduate certificate. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Virginia are $20,906 a year.

University of Virginia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 4 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 2 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $16,522 per year.

Virginia Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Virginia Tech Report

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value curriculum and instruction schools in Virginia. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GMU are $16,644 a year.

GMU also took the #3 spot in our Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia rankings.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at George Mason University

#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value curriculum and instruction schools in Virginia. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Liberty University

Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 818
Georgia 892
North Carolina 182
Tennessee 546
Kentucky 297
Louisiana 425
Alabama 28
South Carolina 196
Mississippi 247
Arkansas 171
West Virginia 16

Curriculum & Instruction is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 Disarnot.

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