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2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$10,348 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,137 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 2,679 degrees and certificates from a Wisconsin school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

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.

The Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Our analysis found Wisconsin Lutheran College to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Wisconsin. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

WLC graduate students pay an average of $10,080 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

WLC also took the #1 spot in our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin rankings.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Wisconsin. Located in the city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW - Eau Claire are $9,400 a year.

UW - Eau Claire also made our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list, coming in at #4.

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#3

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Viterbo University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Wisconsin. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Viterbo are $9,488 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Viterbo is ranked #5 for overall quality for education in Wisconsin.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. UW - Whitewater is a large public school located in the distant town of Whitewater.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Whitewater are $9,307 per year.

Full Education at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Report

Out of the 12 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the # 5 spot on the list. UW - La Crosse is a large public school located in the city of La Crosse.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW - La Crosse are $10,087 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,760 a year.

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#7

Marian University

Fond Du Lac, WI

Marian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Fond Du Lac, Marian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Marian are $11,286 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Oshkosh.

UW Oshkosh graduate students pay an average of $9,260 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

Alverno College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Alverno graduate students pay an average of $10,402 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UWM are $12,220 per year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 6,636
Indiana 8,353
Ohio 3,830
Michigan 2,978

Education Majors to Study

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
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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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