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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$15,814 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,263 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 380 degrees and certificates were awarded to teacher education subject specific students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #25 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Virginia 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.

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. 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.

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

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

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

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

#1

Radford University

Radford, VA

Our analysis found Radford University to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Radford are $12,535 a year.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $16,522 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Virginia Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia rankings.

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#3

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Old Dominion are $13,224 a year.

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#3

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Eastern Mennonite University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, Eastern Mennonite is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Eastern Mennonite graduate students pay an average of $15,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Eastern Mennonite did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

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#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GMU are $16,644 a year.

GMU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

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With a ranking of #6, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VCU are $15,518 a year.

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#7

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

Virginia State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia State are $11,989 per year.

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#8

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah 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 Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Shenandoah are $23,430 per year.

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#9

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

With a ranking of #9, Regent University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Regent are $17,190 a year.

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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 540
Georgia 733
North Carolina 282
Tennessee 236
Kentucky 455
Louisiana 89
Alabama 284
South Carolina 319
Mississippi 169
Arkansas 444
West Virginia 224

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

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 9 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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