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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$13,418 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate School for You

Teacher Education Grade Specific is the most popular major in the United States with 14,087 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for grade specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for grade specific ed majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Northeast Wisconsin Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWTC are $6,849 per year.

NWTC also took the #2 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Madison Area Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,769 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Madison College is ranked #3 for overall quality for grade specific ed in the Great Lakes Region .

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northcentral Technical College is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

North Central Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,415 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MATC are $6,908 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Waukesha County Technical College is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCTC are $6,603 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.

FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,861 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, FVTC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#7

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, Rasmussen University - Illinois did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rockford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rasmussen University - Illinois are $13,883 per year.

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Rasmussen University - Wisconsin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.

Rasmussen University - Wisconsin undergraduate students pay an average of $12,860 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Terre Haute.

Indiana State undergraduate students pay an average of $20,862 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 3,308
Illinois 3,473
Indiana 2,710
Michigan 1,460
Wisconsin 2,197

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Grade Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 43,003
Early Childhood Education 32,920
Secondary Education 10,547
Teacher Education 9,949
Teacher Development & Methodology 6,165
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 3,517
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 2,450
Adult & Continuing Education 1,074
Montessori Teacher Education 252
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 140
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 105
Online Educator/Online Teaching 79
International Teaching and Learning 25

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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 Vgrigas.

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