2023 Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps 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 Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for teaching students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Essex County College to be the best value school for teaching students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Essex is a medium-sized public school situated in Newark, New Jersey. It awarded 1 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Essex undergraduate students pay an average of $8,966 in tuition and fees each year.
Online courses are available at Essex, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 28% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Delaware Technical Community College - Terry is a great place for teaching students working on their basic certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Delaware Technical Community College - Terry is a fairly large public school located in Dover, Delaware that handed out 9 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Delaware Tech are $11,808 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Delaware Tech. In fact, around 93% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Delaware Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at California University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cal U is a public institution located in California, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Cal U are $15,726 a year.
Cal U does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 64% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Cal U is ranked #2 for overall quality in the Middle Atlantic Region .
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Media, Pennsylvania, the medium-sized public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delaware County Community College are $13,740 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Delaware County Community College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small public school is located in Clarion, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Clarion University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,052 in tuition and fees each year.
Clarion University does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 79% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Clarion University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Northampton County Area Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Northampton Community College is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 basic certificates to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northampton Community College are $15,270 per year.
Online courses are available at Northampton Community College, 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, 73% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Rowan University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate teaching programs. This fairly large public school is located in Glassboro, New Jersey, and it awarded 13 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Rowan are $23,408 a year.
Rowan 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 64% took at least some of their classes online.
Rowan also made our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #5.
With a ranking of #8, Delaware State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their basic certificate. This medium-sized public school is located in Dover, Delaware, and it awarded 2 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Del State are $18,280 a year.
Online courses are available at Del 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 66% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Community College of Philadelphia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Community College of Philadelphia are $12,744 a year.
Community College of Philadelphia does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 100% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Messiah University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate teaching programs. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 20 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Messiah are $38,370 a year.
One thing to take note of is that Messiah does offer online classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 30% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Messiah also made our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #1.
Monroe College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Bronx, New York, the medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Monroe College are $16,686 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Monroe College. In 2019-2020 about 37% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Temple University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate teaching programs. Temple is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 10 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Temple are $30,602 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Temple does offer online classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
La Roche University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for teaching students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. La Roche is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at La Roche are $31,570 per year.
One thing to take note of is that La Roche does offer online classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 57% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Marywood University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for teaching students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.
Marywood undergraduate students pay an average of $37,284 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Marywood. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 38% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
American University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 1 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The American University are $51,334 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at The American University. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 28% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Rochester did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for teaching students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 basic certificates to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at University of Rochester are $59,378 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at University of Rochester. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.
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*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.
References
- 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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