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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$9,148 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,684 Avg Salary

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

Teacher Education Grade Specific is the most popular major in the United States with 14,087 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for grade specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Teacher Education Grade Specific

Our 2023 rankings named Northeast Wisconsin Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

NWTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,849 in tuition and fees each year.

NWTC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Northcentral Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

North Central Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,415 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fox Valley Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.

FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,861 in tuition and fees each year.

FVTC also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #3.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at IWU are $9,239 a year.

IWU also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #4.

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#5

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year. Grade Specific Ed majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out an average of $16,880 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Ivy Tech Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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With a ranking of #6, Rasmussen University - Illinois did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their undergraduate certificate. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Rockford.

Rasmussen University - Illinois undergraduate students pay an average of $13,883 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, grade specific ed majors at Rasmussen University - Illinois accumulate an average of around $16,772 in student debt.

Rasmussen University - Illinois not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Rasmussen University - Wisconsin ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.

Rasmussen University - Wisconsin undergraduate students pay an average of $12,860 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, grade specific ed graduates from Rasmussen University - Wisconsin carry an average student debtload of $16,772.

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#8

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Madonna University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madonna are $24,900 per year.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 3,308
Illinois 3,473
Indiana 2,710
Michigan 1,460
Wisconsin 2,197

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

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 8 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.

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