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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$19,547 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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

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

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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 2023 rankings named Northeastern State University the best value school in the Southwest Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. NSU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Tahlequah.

NSU graduate students pay an average of $10,911 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

OSU graduate students pay an average of $24,175 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #1 for overall quality for subject specific ed in the Southwest Region .

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

SHSU graduate students pay an average of $16,009 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of North Texas 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. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.

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Northern Arizona 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 #7 on the list. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NAU are $20,125 per year.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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With a ranking of #9, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TWU are $15,048 per year.

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 per year.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 471
Arizona 1,346
Oklahoma 102
New Mexico 92

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

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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