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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$16,672 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,263 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific students earned 1,338 degrees and certificates from a Michigan school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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 Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Michigan to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for subject specific ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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

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

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

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

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Teacher Education Subject Specific

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Our analysis found Ferris State University to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Michigan. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a large student population.

Ferris graduate students pay an average of $8,232 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Michigan State are $19,714 a year.

Michigan State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

Eastern Michigan graduate students pay an average of $16,672 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Oakland is a large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

Oakland graduate students pay an average of $19,323 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,661
Illinois 1,676
Indiana 1,703
Wisconsin 913

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Subject Specific Ed Concentrations

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 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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