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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$9,267 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,501 Avg Salary

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

Teacher Education Grade Specific is the most popular major in Georgia with 4,845 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Georgia 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 Georgia

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

Our analysis found Georgia Southwestern State University to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Georgia. GSW is a small public school located in the distant town of Americus.

GSW graduate students pay an average of $4,892 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of West Georgia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in Georgia. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of West Georgia are $6,488 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

KSU Georgia graduate students pay an average of $7,224 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 11 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia College & State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgia College are $7,308 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Georgia College is ranked #4 for overall quality for grade specific ed in Georgia.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Valdosta State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in Georgia. VSU is a large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at VSU are $6,784 per year.

VSU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list.

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#6

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population.

GaSou graduate students pay an average of $7,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia 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 #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UGA are $11,156 per year.

UGA also took the #2 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia rankings.

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With a ranking of #8, Columbus State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. CSU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Columbus.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSU are $8,170 per year.

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#9

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

Brenau University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the small city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brenau are $13,940 per year.

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#10

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Mercer University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mercer are $15,544 a year.

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Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,644
Tennessee 1,526
North Carolina 3,759
Florida 3,339
Virginia 1,857
West Virginia 533
South Carolina 1,615
Arkansas 1,727
Louisiana 780
Mississippi 1,592
Alabama 2,521

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 11 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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