2023 Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Education
Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Minnesota State Mankato is ranked #2 for overall quality for education in the Plains States Region .
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Winona State University is a great value for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Winona State are $12,836 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Winona State also is in the top 10% of our Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.
Lindenwood University graduate students pay an average of $9,784 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.
Mizzou graduate students pay an average of $28,550 in tuition and fees each year.
Mizzou also claimed a spot on our Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Iowa State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. 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.
With a ranking of #7, Capella University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 per year.
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 493 |
| Kansas | 373 |
| Minnesota | 2,028 |
| Iowa | 226 |
| South Dakota | 88 |
| North Dakota | 24 |
| Nebraska | 59 |
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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 7 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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