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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$17,249 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. 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 Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for curriculum students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. 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.

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

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

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 Concordia University, Nebraska to be the best value school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650 a year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Concordia University, Nebraska

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Concordia University, Saint Paul helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value curriculum and instruction schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Concordia University, Saint Paul graduate students pay an average of $8,550 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, MO

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Missouri Baptist University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value curriculum and instruction schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, MBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MBU are $10,670 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 per year.

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#6

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lindenwood University are $9,784 a year.

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The College of Saint Scholastica came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

St. Scholastica graduate students pay an average of $15,502 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate curriculum and instruction programs. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Webster are $13,500 per year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Webster University

#9

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

With a ranking of #9, Upper Iowa University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIU are $19,685 per year.

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With a ranking of #10, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their graduate certificate. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.

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Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges by State

Explore the best curriculum and instruction colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 526
Kansas 350
Minnesota 348
Iowa 129
South Dakota 54
North Dakota 38
Nebraska 1,161

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 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 Disarnot.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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