2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Rhode Island
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, education students earned 441 degrees and certificates from a Rhode Island school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Rhode Island 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Rhode Island
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Education
Our 2023 rankings named Rhode Island College the best value school in Rhode Island for education students working on their graduate certificate. RIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Providence.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at RIC are $9,590 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Rhode Island list. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at JWU Providence are $14,706 per year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Rhode Island. URI is a large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at URI are $16,322 a year.
URI did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Rhode Island list.
Best Value Education Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Best Value Education Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 6,799 |
| Connecticut | 2,205 |
| New Hampshire | 1,299 |
| Maine | 771 |
| Vermont | 337 |
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Majors Related to Education
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 3 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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