2023 Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 29,810 general education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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 General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for education 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.
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2023 Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Union College Kentucky the best value school in the Southeast Region for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Barbourville.
Union College graduate students pay an average of $8,210 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Southern Mississippi helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNA is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Florence.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNA are $13,860 a year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mercer University is a great value for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mercer are $15,544 a year.
With a ranking of #6, Jackson State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Jackson State are $9,445 a year.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UAB are $19,188 a year.
University of Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UGA are $27,464 per year.
UGA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
University of Memphis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UofM are $14,544 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, Auburn University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Auburn are $31,986 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Auburn also did well on our Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 95 |
| Tennessee | 605 |
| North Carolina | 255 |
| Georgia | 117 |
| Florida | 622 |
| Virginia | 918 |
| West Virginia | 301 |
| South Carolina | 352 |
| Arkansas | 133 |
| Louisiana | 116 |
| Mississippi | 407 |
| Alabama | 115 |
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Majors Related to Education
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Education Concentrations
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 29,810 |
Majors Similar to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 20 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).
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