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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$20,629 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 1,776 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Pennsylvania

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

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found West Chester University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCUPA are $11,898 per year.

WCUPA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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#2

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Messiah University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Messiah are $13,050 per year.

Messiah also took the #2 spot in our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal U are $12,919 a year.

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#4

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

Out of the 15 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Marywood University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

Marywood graduate students pay an average of $11,438 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Edinboro is a small public school located in the fringe town of Edinboro.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Edinboro are $12,246 per year.

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. IUP is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IUP are $12,618 a year.

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#7

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Villanova are $21,199 a year.

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#8

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Gannon University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Gannon are $20,660 a year.

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#9

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Duquesne graduate students pay an average of $24,534 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

With a ranking of #10, Lebanon Valley College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. LVC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Annville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at LVC are $51,610 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, LVC is ranked #1 for overall quality for subject specific ed in Pennsylvania.

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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 764
New York 5,484
Maryland 576
District of Columbia 29
Delaware 122

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 15 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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