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2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$11,404 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,533 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate School for You

Curriculum & Instruction is the #22 most popular major in Iowa with 129 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Iowa 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 Iowa

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

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

Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the best value school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Iowa. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Iowa State are $11,404 a year.

Iowa State also took the #4 spot in our Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa rankings.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Iowa State University

#2

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Upper Iowa University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Fayette.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIU are $19,685 per year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Upper Iowa University Report

Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 526
Minnesota 348
Kansas 350
Nebraska 1,161
North Dakota 36
South Dakota 54

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 2 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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