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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$11,755 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,263 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 788 degrees and certificates were awarded to teacher education subject specific students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for subject specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

Check out the subject specific ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Teacher Education Subject Specific

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Chicago the best value school in Illinois for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 per year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in Illinois. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $9,773 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olivet Nazarene University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

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

Olivet Nazarene also took the #4 spot in our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois rankings.

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#4

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Governors State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.

GSU graduate students pay an average of $8,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

EIU graduate students pay an average of $10,640 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Western Illinois University 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. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

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

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National Louis University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NLU are $12,096 per year.

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Loyola University Chicago came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 a year.

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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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

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 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 Aparajita Datta.

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