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2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$10,105 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,137 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 3rd in Texas. In fact, 11,415 were awarded in the state 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 Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Texas 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.

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 Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

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

Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - Kingsville to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Texas. Texas A&M Kingsville is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M Kingsville are $6,157 a year.

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Out of the 10 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $10,733 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list, coming in at #1.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SHSU are $8,666 a year.

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#4

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Lamar University graduate students pay an average of $8,411 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Texas. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas Tech are $9,518 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNT are $8,256 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TWU are $7,704 a year.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UTSA graduate students pay an average of $9,479 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Arlington are $10,853 a year.

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Dallas Baptist University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Located in the large city of Dallas, DBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

DBU graduate students pay an average of $21,272 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Education Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 12,019
Oklahoma 1,574
New Mexico 904

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

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 10 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.

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