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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$10,942 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,501 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, teacher education grade specific was the most popular one in Kentucky. In total, 1,644 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Kentucky.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Kentucky 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

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

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Teacher Education Grade Specific

#1

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Union College Kentucky the best value school in Kentucky for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Barbourville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Union College are $8,210 per year.

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

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at Union College Kentucky Report

#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Out of the 3 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WKU are $12,140 a year.

WKU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list.

Read full report on Teacher Education Grade Specific at Western Kentucky University

#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UK are $13,674 per year.

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

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at University of Kentucky Report

Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Tennessee 1,526
North Carolina 3,759
Florida 3,339
Georgia 4,845
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

Majors Similar to Grade Specific Ed

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 3 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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