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2023 Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio

9 Schools Ranked
$10,562 Avg Tuition & Fees*

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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Top Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio

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$13,061 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Bowling Green State University - Main Campus the best school in Ohio for teaching students working on their basic certificate.

Students from Ohio who attend BGSU full time pay an average of $13,061 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $21,050.

BGSU 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 35% took at least some of their classes online.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Baldwin Wallace University is a great place for teaching students working on their basic certificate.

Baldwin Wallace College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 50% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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$11,777 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great place for teaching students working on their basic certificate.

In-state students pay an average of $11,777 in tuition and fees if they attend UC full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $27,111.

Online courses are available at UC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 92% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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$4,329 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Sinclair Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list.

Students from Ohio who attend Sinclair Community College full time pay an average of $4,329 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $8,076.

One thing to take note of is that Sinclair Community College does offer online classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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Out of the 9 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Cuyahoga Community College District landed the # 5 spot on the list.

Cuyahoga Community College District 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 80% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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$9,834 Average Tuition & Fees

Wright State 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 #6 on the list.

Full-time students from Ohio pay an average of $9,834 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $19,252.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Wright State University - Main Campus. In 2019-2020 about 96% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#7

Stark State College

North Canton, Ohio
$4,310 Average Tuition & Fees

Stark State 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 #7 on the list.

Students from Ohio who attend Stark State College full time pay an average of $4,310 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $7,406.

Stark State College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 71% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#8

University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande, Ohio
$20,060 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Rio Grande came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking.

If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $20,060 to cover tuition and fees at University of Rio Grande. The school does not offer an in-state discount.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at University of Rio Grande. In fact, around 23% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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Kent State University at Kent came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking.

Online courses are available at Kent State, 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 60% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 9 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%.

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