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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$13,760 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 Minnesota. In total, 2,595 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Minnesota.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in Minnesota for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list.

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#2

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bethel University Minnesota. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700 per year.

Bethel University Minnesota not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list.

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at Bethel University Minnesota Report

#3

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hamline University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hamline are $10,402 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Saint Paul is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul 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 Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 a year.

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Out of the 9 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of Saint Scholastica landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Scholastica are $15,502 per year.

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#7

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

With a ranking of #7, Capella University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $19,494 per year.

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#9

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

St Catherine 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 #9 on the list. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

St. Kate’s graduate students pay an average of $17,760 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

St. Kate’s also took the #4 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota rankings.

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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 Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 2,622
Kansas 1,769
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

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 9 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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