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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$17,199 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,263 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, teacher education subject specific was ranked #14 in the country. In fact 20,616 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for subject specific ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

Our analysis found Viterbo University to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Viterbo also is in the top 20% of our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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#2

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ferris State University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

Ferris graduate students pay an average of $8,232 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 a year.

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#4

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Olivet Nazarene University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Olivet Nazarene are $12,190 a year.

Olivet Nazarene also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Baldwin Wallace University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in the Great Lakes Region . Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Berea.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Baldwin Wallace College are $11,363 per year.

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#6

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

Alverno College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Alverno are $10,402 per year.

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Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IWU are $10,440 a year.

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Illinois State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 per year.

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Western Illinois University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

WIU graduate students pay an average of $12,182 in tuition and fees each year.

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National Louis University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

NLU graduate students pay an average of $12,096 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 304
Illinois 788
Ohio 729
Indiana 1,011
Wisconsin 270

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Subject Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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