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2023 Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$10,605 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,664 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, general education students earned 115 degrees and certificates from an Alabama school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Alabama 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

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

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Education

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Alabama the best value school in Alabama for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Florence, UNA is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNA are $7,140 per year.

UNA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. UAB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UAB are $8,100 a year.

UAB not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.

Full General Education at University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

#3

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Out of the 6 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the city of Auburn.

Auburn graduate students pay an average of $11,826 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Auburn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.

Full General Education at Auburn University Report

#4

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Jacksonville State University is a great value for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Jacksonville.

Jacksonville State University graduate students pay an average of $10,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Education at Jacksonville State University Report

#5

University of Montevallo

Montevallo, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Montevallo. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Montevallo is a small public school located in the large suburb of Montevallo.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Montevallo are $11,916 per year.

Full General Education at University of Montevallo Report

Alabama A & M University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate general education programs. Located in the city of Normal, AAMU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at AAMU are $11,542 per year.

Read full report on General Education at Alabama A & M University

Best Value General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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

General Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Focus Areas

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 6 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 KOKUYO.

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