2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You
Education is the most popular major in Kansas with 2,994 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Kansas 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 Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Education
Our 2023 rankings named Fort Hays State University the best value school in Kansas for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
FHSU graduate students pay an average of $4,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
FHSU also took the #4 spot in our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas rankings.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. WSU is a large public school located in the large city of Wichita.
WSU graduate students pay an average of $7,252 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 8 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Pitt State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Pittsburg.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pitt State are $8,728 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Pitt State is ranked #5 for overall quality for education in Kansas.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.
KU graduate students pay an average of $11,045 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
KU also made our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #2.
Out of the 8 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Emporia State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Emporia, ESU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ESU are $8,532 a year.
Kansas State 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $11,225 per year.
K -State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list.
Washburn University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Washburn University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Topeka.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Washburn University are $9,636 per year.
With a ranking of #8, MidAmerica Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. MNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Olathe.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MNU are $13,024 a year.
Best Value Education Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Best Value Education Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 4,657 |
| Minnesota | 6,976 |
| Iowa | 1,401 |
| North Dakota | 619 |
| Nebraska | 2,838 |
| South Dakota | 453 |
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Education Related Majors for 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 8 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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