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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$9,068 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 Kansas. In total, 1,769 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Kansas.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Kansas 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

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

#1

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Pittsburg State University the best value school in Kansas for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Pitt State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Pittsburg.

Pitt State graduate students pay an average of $8,728 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Pitt State is ranked #3 for overall quality for grade specific ed in Kansas.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Wichita.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WSU are $7,252 per year.

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

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 3 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $11,225 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, K -State is ranked #2 for overall quality for grade specific ed in Kansas.

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Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

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

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Grade Specific Ed Concentrations

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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