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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$20,629 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,263 Avg Salary

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

Teacher Education Subject Specific is the #12 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 1,211 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Pennsylvania

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

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found West Chester University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WCUPA are $11,898 a year.

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#2

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Messiah University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Messiah are $13,050 per year.

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Out of the 15 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal U are $12,919 per year.

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#4

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marywood University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marywood are $11,438 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Edinboro is a small public school located in the town of Edinboro.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Edinboro are $12,246 per year.

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus 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. IUP is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Indiana.

IUP graduate students pay an average of $12,618 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

With a ranking of #7, Villanova University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

Villanova graduate students pay an average of $21,199 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Villanova also took the #4 spot in our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

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#8

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Gannon University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Gannon are $20,660 a year.

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#9

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duquesne are $24,534 per year.

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#10

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

Lebanon Valley College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. LVC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Annville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at LVC are $51,610 per year.

LVC also made our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #1.

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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,510
Maryland 340
New Jersey 360
District of Columbia 27
Delaware 27

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 15 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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