2023 Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools
Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 164 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the United States
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Our analysis found Western Washington University to be the best school for teaching students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at WWU is $8,703. Out-of-state students pay an average of $25,930.
WWU does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 6% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 164 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Valley City State University landed the # 2 spot on the list.
In-state students pay an average of $8,195 in tuition and fees if they attend Valley City State University full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $12,969.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Valley City State University. In fact, around 55% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanly Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools list.
Full-time students from North Carolina pay an average of $2,794 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Stanly Technical College. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $9,245.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Stanly Technical College. In fact, around 92% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent basic certificate programs at College of Lake County helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in the United States.
Full-time students from Illinois pay an average of $9,632 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend College of Lake County. Out-of-state students pay an average of $12,824.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at College of Lake County. In fact, around 91% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools list.
Students from Washington who attend Wazzu full time pay an average of $12,417 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $27,733.
Wazzu does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 28% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Santa Fe Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools ranking.
Students from New Mexico who attend SFCC full time pay an average of $2,505 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $4,995.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at SFCC. In 2019-2020 about 90% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #7, Front Range Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their basic certificate.
Full-time students from Colorado pay an average of $4,032 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend FRCC. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $15,454.
FRCC does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 38% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Rasmussen University - Florida landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate teaching programs.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $13,635 to cover tuition and fees at Rasmussen University - Florida. The school does not offer an in-state discount.
Rasmussen University - Florida does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 100% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Middlesex Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list.
Students from Massachusetts who attend Middlesex Community College full time pay an average of $6,048 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $12,120.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Middlesex Community College. In fact, around 100% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate teaching programs.
Full-time students from Wisconsin pay an average of $4,734 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend NWTC. Out-of-state students pay an average of $6,849.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at NWTC. In 2019-2020 about 51% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Madison Area Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #11 on the list.
Full-time students from Wisconsin pay an average of $4,600 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Madison College. Out-of-state students pay an average of $6,769.
Online courses are available at Madison College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 77% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #12, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their basic certificate.
In-state students pay an average of $8,874 in tuition and fees if they attend UW - Eau Claire full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $17,149.
One thing to take note of is that UW - Eau Claire does offer online classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 81% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate teaching programs.
In-state students pay an average of $10,720 in tuition and fees if they attend UW - Madison full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $38,608.
UW - Madison does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Central Piedmont Community College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate teaching programs.
In-state students pay an average of $2,792 in tuition and fees if they attend Central Piedmont Community College full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $8,936.
One thing to take note of is that Central Piedmont Community College does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Messiah University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate teaching programs.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $38,370 to cover tuition and fees at Messiah. The school does not offer an in-state discount.
Messiah does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 30% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #16, University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their basic certificate.
In-state students pay an average of $13,850 in tuition and fees if they attend UMN Duluth full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $19,148.
UMN Duluth does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 93% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Wyoming came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools ranking.
Students from Wyoming who attend UW full time pay an average of $5,317 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $16,957.
UW does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 98% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
California University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #18 on the list.
Students from Pennsylvania who attend Cal U full time pay an average of $11,108 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $15,726.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Cal U. In 2019-2020 about 64% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Saint Cloud State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #19 on the list.
Full-time students from Minnesota pay an average of $9,170 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend St. Cloud State University. Out-of-state students pay an average of $18,010.
Some students may be able to take online classes at St. Cloud State University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 39% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #20, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their basic certificate.
Students from Minnesota who attend UMN Twin Cities full time pay an average of $15,254 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $33,818.
UMN Twin Cities does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.
Fox Valley Technical College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools list.
In-state students pay an average of $4,746 in tuition and fees if they attend FVTC full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $6,861.
Some students may be able to take online classes at FVTC. During the 2019-2020 year, about 42% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
University of Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #22 on the list.
Students from Georgia who attend UGA full time pay an average of $12,068 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $31,108.
One thing to take note of is that UGA does offer online classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 15% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #23 on the list.
Full-time students from Indiana pay an average of $9,992 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Purdue. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $28,794.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Purdue does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 89% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #24, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their basic certificate.
In-state students pay an average of $10,420 in tuition and fees if they attend K -State full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $26,491.
Online courses are available at K -State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 70% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Delaware Technical Community College - Terry landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate teaching programs.
Students from Delaware who attend Delaware Tech full time pay an average of $4,945 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $11,808.
One thing to take note of is that Delaware Tech does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 93% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
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Honorable Mentions
These schools also performed well in our best teaching schools ranking:
| Rank | School | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Clarion University of Pennsylvania | Clarion, PA |
| 27 | Ball State University | Muncie, IN |
| 28 | NHTI-Concord’s Community College | Concord, NH |
| 29 | Minnesota State University - Mankato | Mankato, MN |
| 30 | Northern State University | Aberdeen, SD |
| 31 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
| 32 | Rasmussen University - Minnesota | St. Cloud, MN |
| 33 | Rasmussen University - Illinois | Rockford, IL |
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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