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2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

25 Colleges
$21,850 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,533 Avg Salary

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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

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 Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the curriculum graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

Our analysis found Piedmont College to be the best value school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Demorest.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Piedmont College are $11,020 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Piedmont College also is in the top 5% of our Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Piedmont College Report

Out of the 25 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

A-State graduate students pay an average of $11,408 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Augusta University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Augusta University are $20,712 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Augusta University is ranked #2 for overall quality for curriculum in the Southeast Region .

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#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value curriculum and instruction schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.

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#5

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belhaven University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Belhaven are $10,980 a year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Belhaven University Report

Kennesaw State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KSU Georgia are $21,174 per year.

KSU Georgia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Kennesaw State University

#7

Concord University

Athens, WV

Concord University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Athens, Concord University is a public school with a small student population.

Concord University graduate students pay an average of $9,450 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Concord University Report

With a ranking of #8, Morehead State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Morehead State University are $10,557 per year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Morehead State University Report

#9

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University 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 #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

WKU graduate students pay an average of $18,340 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Western Kentucky University

#10

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UF are $30,130 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UF is ranked #3 for overall quality for curriculum in the Southeast Region .

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Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges by State

Explore the best curriculum and instruction schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 297
Tennessee 546
North Carolina 182
Georgia 892
Florida 818
Virginia 1,215
West Virginia 16
South Carolina 196
Arkansas 171
Louisiana 425
Mississippi 247
Alabama 28

Curriculum & Instruction is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Curriculum Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

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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