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2023 Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana

12 Schools Ranked
$29,405 Avg Student Debt

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also there are many trade schools and bpptcamp that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best graduate 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

Top Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
$10,144 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Ball State University the best school in Indiana for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Ball State. In 2019-2020 about 91% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Ball State University Report

#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
$11,329 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 12 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 2 spot on the list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at IU Bloomington. During the 2019-2020 year, about 74% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Indiana University - Bloomington Report

#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
$9,992 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list.

One thing to take note of is that Purdue does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 60% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, Indiana
$12,220 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Valparaiso University is a great place for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Valpo. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 61% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Valparaiso University Report

$10,389 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since IUPUI does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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$10,440 Average Tuition & Fees

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global ranked #6 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at IWU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.

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#7

Indiana Wesleyan University

Marion, Indiana

Indiana Wesleyan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list.

Online graduate courses are available at IWU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 42% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Indiana Wesleyan University Report

#8

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana
$6,552 Average Tuition & Fees

Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.

One thing to take note of is that PFW does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 64% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Purdue University Fort Wayne Report

#9

Indiana University - East

Richmond, Indiana
$8,270 Average Tuition & Fees

Indiana University - East ranked #9 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at IU East. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#10

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana
$8,056 Average Tuition & Fees

Indiana State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list.

One thing to take note of is that Indiana State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#11

Purdue University Northwest

Hammond, Indiana
$6,303 Average Tuition & Fees

Purdue University Northwest landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Purdue Northwest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 54% took at least some of their classes online.

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#12

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, Indiana
$9,530 Average Tuition & Fees
$33,486 Avg Student Debt

With a ranking of #12, Purdue University Global did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.

By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $33,486 in student loans.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Purdue University Global. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 12 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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