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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$15,788 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,263 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, teacher education subject specific was ranked 4th in Massachusetts. In fact, 1,283 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts

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

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Our analysis found Worcester State University to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Worcester State are $5,796 a year.

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#2

Gordon College

Wenham, MA

Out of the 12 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Gordon College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Wenham, Gordon College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Gordon College graduate students pay an average of $6,400 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Out of the 12 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Fitchburg State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 per year.

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Out of the 12 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Salem State graduate students pay an average of $8,857 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at American International College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in Massachusetts. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at AIC are $12,717 a year.

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#6

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

Framingham State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Framingham State is a small public school located in the small city of Framingham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Framingham State are $12,090 a year.

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#7

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

Bridgewater State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Bridgewater State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bridgewater.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bridgewater State are $11,397 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Amherst are $16,251 per year.

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Massachusetts College of Art and Design did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Massachusetts College of Art and Design are $24,000 a year.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Boston.

UMass Boston graduate students pay an average of $18,938 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 414
Maine 204
Vermont 80
New Hampshire 140
Rhode Island 162

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 12 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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