2023 Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general education was ranked #12 in the country. In fact 21,189 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 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, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for education 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.
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2023 Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Education
Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in the Plains States Region for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Minnesota State Mankato also is in the top 10% of our Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Winona State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Winona State graduate students pay an average of $12,836 in tuition and fees each year.
Winona State also claimed a spot on our Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lindenwood University are $9,784 per year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.
Mizzou excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Iowa State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $26,948 in tuition and fees each year.
Capella University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in tuition and fees each year.
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 308 |
| Minnesota | 1,905 |
| Iowa | 209 |
| Kansas | 308 |
| Nebraska | 9 |
| North Dakota | 24 |
| South Dakota | 87 |
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General Education Related Majors for Education
General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 45,458 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 34,451 |
| Special Education | 25,158 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 20,616 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,784 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 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 KOKUYO.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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