2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate School for You
With 19,832 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, curriculum and instruction is the #6 most popular major in the United States.
Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 69 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for curriculum 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Hood College to be the best value school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Frederick.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hood are $9,080 per year.
Hood also claimed a spot on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Viterbo University is a great value for curriculum and instruction students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Viterbo graduate students pay an average of $9,488 in tuition and fees each year.
Viterbo excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools list. Worcester State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Worcester.
Worcester State graduate students pay an average of $5,796 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Piedmont College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the distant town of Demorest, Piedmont College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Piedmont College are $11,020 per year.
Piedmont College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Concordia University, Nebraska helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value curriculum and instruction schools in the United States. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Seward.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650 per year.
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Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for curriculum and instruction students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 per year.
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McKendree University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate curriculum and instruction programs. McKendree is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lebanon.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at McKendree are $9,756 a year.
Alverno College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Alverno graduate students pay an average of $10,402 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, National Louis University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their graduate certificate. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NLU are $12,096 per year.
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Missouri Baptist University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. MBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MBU are $10,670 per year.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Walden University | Minneapolis, MN |
| 12 | Missouri State University - Springfield | Springfield, MO |
| 13 | Arkansas State University - Main Campus | Jonesboro, AR |
Curriculum & Instruction by Region
View the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.
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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
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Curriculum & Instruction Related Majors for Curriculum
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, curriculum and instruction has other similar majors worth exploring.
Curriculum Focus Areas
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Curriculum
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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 Disarnot.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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