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2023 Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

8 Schools Ranked
$18,642 Avg Tuition & Fees*

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Massachusetts 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Middlesex Community College

Bedford, Massachusetts
11 Total Awards
$12,120 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Middlesex Community College to be the best value school for teaching students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Massachusetts. Located in Bedford, Massachusetts, the medium-sized public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middlesex Community College are $12,120 per year.

Middlesex Community College 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 100% took at least some of their classes online.

Middlesex Community College also made our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #1.

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#2

Springfield Technical Community College

Springfield, Massachusetts
41 Total Awards
$10,728 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Springfield Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. STCC is a small public school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 41 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at STCC are $10,728 a year.

Online courses are available at STCC, 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, 93% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

STCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list.

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#3

Bristol Community College

Fall River, Massachusetts
12 Total Awards
$10,152 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bristol Community College is a great place for teaching students working on their basic certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Located in Fall River, Massachusetts, the medium-sized public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.

Bristol undergraduate students pay an average of $10,152 in tuition and fees each year.

One thing to take note of is that Bristol does offer online classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Bristol did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list.

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#4

Quinsigamond Community College

Worcester, Massachusetts
30 Total Awards
$10,774 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Quinsigamond Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Quinsigamond Community College is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 basic certificates to qualified students.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Quinsigamond Community College are $10,774 per year.

Some students may be able to take online classes at Quinsigamond Community College. In 2019-2020 about 35% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Quinsigamond Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list.

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#5

Bunker Hill Community College

Boston, Massachusetts
11 Total Awards
$10,224 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bunker Hill Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. BHCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 11 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

BHCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,224 in tuition and fees each year.

BHCC is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#6

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, Massachusetts
44 Total Awards
$16,872 Average Tuition & Fees

Bridgewater State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, the medium-sized public school handed out 44 basic certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Bridgewater State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,872 in tuition and fees each year.

Some students may be able to take online classes at Bridgewater State. In 2019-2020 about 44% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#7

Endicott College

Beverly, Massachusetts
6 Total Awards
$36,614 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Endicott College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their basic certificate. Located in Beverly, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 basic certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Endicott are $36,614 per year.

Online courses are available at Endicott, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 28% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Endicott not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list.

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#8

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts
14 Total Awards
$41,648 Average Tuition & Fees

Suffolk University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 14 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

Suffolk undergraduate students pay an average of $41,648 in tuition and fees each year.

Some students may be able to take online classes at Suffolk. During the 2019-2020 year, about 59% 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 8 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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