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2023 Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

10 Schools Ranked
$17,009 Avg Student Debt

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Texas to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas
$10,733 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best school for teaching students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Texas.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Texas A&M College Station. In 2019-2020 about 23% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
$8,666 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in Texas.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at SHSU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
$9,518 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in Texas.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Texas Tech. During the 2019-2020 year, about 49% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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$6,157 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the # 4 spot on the list.

Online graduate courses are available at Texas A&M Kingsville, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 63% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#5

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
$8,411 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the # 5 spot on the list.

Lamar University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#6

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas
$8,256 Average Tuition & Fees

University of North Texas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list.

Online graduate courses are available at UNT, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 50% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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$10,853 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #7 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Arlington. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 65% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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$9,479 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking.

One thing to take note of is that UTSA does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 89% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#9

Dallas Baptist University

Dallas, Texas
$21,272 Average Tuition & Fees

Dallas Baptist University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at DBU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 51% took at least some of their classes online.

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#10

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas
$7,704 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas Woman’s University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.

Online graduate courses are available at TWU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 10 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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