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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$14,236 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate School for You

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of the most popular subjects to study in Minnesota. With 1,158 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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The Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for subject specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota

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

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Teacher Education Subject Specific

Our 2023 rankings named Bemidji State University the best value school in Minnesota for teacher education subject specific students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Bemidji, Bemidji State University is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bemidji State University are $9,806 per year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MSU Moorhead are $9,468 a year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $5,874 a year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Southwest Minnesota State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in Minnesota. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Marshall.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southwest Minnesota State University are $9,482 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their basic certificate. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $15,254 per year.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #3 spot in our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota rankings.

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#6

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

St Catherine University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

St. Kate’s undergraduate students pay an average of $35,532 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,189
Kansas 711
Iowa 599
South Dakota 198
North Dakota 312
Nebraska 451

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

Subject Specific Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 Aparajita Datta.

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