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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$20,217 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,501 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Check out the grade specific ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Worcester State University the best value school in the New England Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Worcester State are $5,796 a year.

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#2

Granite State College

Concord, NH

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Granite State College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in the New England Region . GSC is a small public school located in the fringe town of Concord.

GSC graduate students pay an average of $10,620 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, GSC also did well on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#3

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Endicott College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Endicott are $12,746 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Endicott is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means American International College is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at AIC are $12,717 a year.

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#5

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Out of the 16 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Post University are $7,700 per year.

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#6

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

Bridgewater State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Bridgewater State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bridgewater.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bridgewater State are $11,397 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Plymouth State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Plymouth State is a small public school located in the remote town of Plymouth.

Plymouth State graduate students pay an average of $16,234 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

University of Bridgeport came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bridgeport.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UBridgeport are $21,686 per year.

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#9

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMaine are $29,490 per year.

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Central Connecticut State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CCSU are $26,072 a 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 16 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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