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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$16,217 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 10,661 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for grade specific ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Plains States Region

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

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

#1

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

Our 2023 rankings named Valley City State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the town of Valley City.

Valley City State University undergraduate students pay an average of $12,969 in tuition and fees each year.

Valley City State University also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #1.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - Minnesota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Rasmussen University - Minnesota undergraduate students pay an average of $13,558 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

Rasmussen University - North Dakota undergraduate students pay an average of $11,847 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - Kansas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Topeka, Rasmussen University - Kansas is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Rasmussen University - Kansas undergraduate students pay an average of $13,639 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $18,200 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

K -State undergraduate students pay an average of $26,491 in tuition and fees each year.

K -State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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University of Central Missouri landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCM are $16,815 per 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 2,622
Kansas 1,769
Minnesota 2,595
Iowa 1,604
South Dakota 406
North Dakota 490
Nebraska 956

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas.

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