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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$12,809 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2020-2021, 110,226 degrees and certificates were awarded to teacher education grade specific students, making the major the most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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 New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the New England 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Colleges.

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Teacher Education Grade Specific

Our 2023 rankings named Urban College of Boston the best value school in the New England Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Urban College of Boston is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Urban College of Boston are $7,124 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Middlesex Community College is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Middlesex Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,120 in tuition and fees each year.

Middlesex Community College also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #1.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Springfield Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, STCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at STCC are $10,728 a year.

STCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.

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Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinsigamond Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Quinsigamond Community College are $10,774 per year.

Quinsigamond Community College also took the #5 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region rankings.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at NHTI-Concord’s Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in the New England Region . Located in the fringe town of Concord, NHTI is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NHTI are $15,450 per year.

NHTI did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.

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#6

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Bristol 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 #6 on the list. Bristol is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fall River.

Bristol undergraduate students pay an average of $10,152 in tuition and fees each year.

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Bunker Hill Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. BHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Boston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BHCC are $10,224 per year.

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#8

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

Rhode Island College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. RIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Providence.

RIC undergraduate students pay an average of $25,900 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 schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 791
Massachusetts 2,555
Maine 515
Vermont 232
New Hampshire 525
Rhode Island 332

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education grade specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Grade Specific Ed Focus Areas

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 8 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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