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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$32,503 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$16,992 Avg Salary

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

With 43,297 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate 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. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Cuyahoga Community College District to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Cuyahoga Community College District is a large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cuyahoga Community College District are $8,586 per year.

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#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UND are $15,037 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alliant International University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Alliant undergraduate students pay an average of $16,631 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Southern State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Missouri Southern are $15,896 a year.

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#5

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madonna University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Madonna undergraduate students pay an average of $24,900 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Shenandoah are $34,490 per year.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC are $27,111 a year.

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#8

Keystone College

La Plume, PA

Keystone College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Keystone College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Plume.

Keystone College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,300 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Boston U are $59,816 a year.

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#10

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Drexel are $57,136 per year.

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Teacher Education Subject Specific by Region

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Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 10 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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