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2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$15,608 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,533 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate School for You

Curriculum & Instruction is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 1,215 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Virginia 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for curriculum majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Curriculum & Instruction

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best value school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Virginia are $20,906 a year.

University of Virginia also took the #1 spot in our Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia rankings.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of Virginia - Main Campus

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value curriculum and instruction schools in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $16,522 per year.

Virginia Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Virginia Tech

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 4 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 3 spot on the list. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $16,644 per year.

GMU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at George Mason University Report

#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Out of the 4 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Liberty University Report

Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

Majors Similar 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 4 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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