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2023 Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Michigan

4 Schools Ranked
$12,708 Avg Tuition & Fees*

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp 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 Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Michigan to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

Top Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Michigan

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
$13,094 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Central Michigan University the best school in Michigan for teaching students working on their basic certificate.

The average tuition and fees at Central Michigan is $13,094. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid.

Online courses are available at Central Michigan, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 36% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

Full Central Michigan University Report

#2

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan

Out of the 4 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the # 2 spot on the list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since GVSU does offer online classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 94% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

Madonna University

Livonia, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madonna University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Michigan list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Madonna does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

Full Madonna University Report

$12,322 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Flint. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Michigan list.

Full-time students from Michigan pay an average of $12,322 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend UM Flint. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $24,058.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at UM Flint. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 62% took at least some of their classes online.

Full University of Michigan - Flint Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 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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