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2023 Best Value Other Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$16,312 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,822 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Education Graduate Certificate School for You

With 214 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, other education is the #56 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

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'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Other Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for other education 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Other Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for other education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Other Education

Our analysis found Clarion University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for other education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

Clarion University graduate students pay an average of $12,179 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Other Education at Clarion University of Pennsylvania

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California University of Pennsylvania is a great value for other education students working on their graduate certificate. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal U are $12,919 a year.

Full Other Education at California University of Pennsylvania Report

Out of the 4 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUP are $12,618 per year.

Read full report on Other Education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

#4

Arcadia University

Glenside, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arcadia University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Other Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Arcadia is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glenside.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Arcadia are $27,530 a year.

Full Other Education at Arcadia University Report

Best Value Other Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Other Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 129
Maryland 82
New Jersey 42
District of Columbia 33
Delaware 11

One of 14 majors within the area of study, other education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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