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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$15,788 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,263 Avg Salary

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

With 941 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific is the #15 most popular major in Massachusetts.

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

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 Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts

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

#1

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Worcester State University the best value school in Massachusetts for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Worcester State are $5,796 per year.

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#2

Gordon College

Wenham, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gordon College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Wenham, Gordon College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gordon College are $6,400 per year.

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#3

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fitchburg State University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 per year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Salem State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Salem State are $8,857 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American International College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

AIC graduate students pay an average of $12,717 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

Framingham State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Framingham State is a small public school located in the city of Framingham.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Framingham State are $12,090 per year.

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#7

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

With a ranking of #7, Bridgewater State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Bridgewater State is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bridgewater.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bridgewater State are $11,397 a year.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Amherst are $16,251 per year.

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Massachusetts College of Art and Design came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Massachusetts College of Art and Design are $24,000 per year.

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Boston are $18,938 a year.

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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 180
Rhode Island 85
New Hampshire 84
Maine 87
Vermont 28

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 12 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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