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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$20,012 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,501 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 34,451 teacher education grade specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for grade specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the Southwest Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.

ASU - Skysong graduate students pay an average of $9,982 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ASU - Skysong is ranked #2 for overall quality for grade specific ed in the Southwest Region .

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

ENMU - Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $7,110 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 per year.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Highlands University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at New Mexico Highlands University are $11,154 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

OSU graduate students pay an average of $24,175 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCO are $18,116 a year.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275 per year.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UOPX - Arizona are $16,153 a year.

UOPX - Arizona also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at New Mexico Tech are $25,665 per year.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

With a ranking of #10, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 per year.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 394
Arizona 3,188
Oklahoma 367
New Mexico 164

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

Majors Similar to Grade Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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 Vgrigas.

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