2023 Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for teaching students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Minnesota
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Our 2023 rankings named Saint Cloud State University the best value school in Minnesota for teaching students working on their basic certificate. St. Cloud State University is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 basic certificates to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St. Cloud State University are $18,010 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at St. Cloud State University. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 39% took at least some of their classes online.
St. Cloud State University also made our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #2.
The excellent basic certificate programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in Minnesota. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large public school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 24 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $18,200 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Minnesota State Mankato. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 47% took at least some of their classes online.
Minnesota State Mankato also made our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #4.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bemidji State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. This small public school is located in Bemidji, Minnesota, and it awarded 23 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bemidji State University are $9,806 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Bemidji State University. In 2019-2020 about 48% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. MSU Moorhead is a public institution located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at MSU Moorhead are $17,564 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at MSU Moorhead. During the 2019-2020 year, about 55% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means St Cloud Technical and Community College is a great place for teaching students working on their basic certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. This small public school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $5,874 a year.
St Cloud Technical and 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Southwest Minnesota State 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 #6 on the list. This medium-sized public school is located in Marshall, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Minnesota State University are $9,482 per year.
Online courses are available at Southwest Minnesota State University, 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 20% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
University of Minnesota - Duluth 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 #7 on the list. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, the medium-sized public school handed out 10 basic certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UMN Duluth are $19,148 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UMN Duluth does offer online classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 93% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
UMN Duluth also made our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #1.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in St. Cloud, Minnesota, the small private for-profit school handed out 54 basic certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Rasmussen University - Minnesota are $13,558 a year.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota 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 99% took at least some of their classes online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is ranked #5 for overall quality in Minnesota.
With a ranking of #9, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their basic certificate. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the large public school awarded 87 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 per year.
UMN Twin Cities 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 91% took at least some of their classes online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UMN Twin Cities is ranked #3 for overall quality in Minnesota.
St Catherine University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 basic certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St. Kate’s are $35,532 per year.
Online courses are available at St. Kate’s, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.
North Central University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. North Central University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 basic certificates to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Central University are $27,200 per year.
One thing to take note of is that North Central University does offer online classes in some areas. In fact, around 52% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #12, Hamline University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their basic certificate. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 basic certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Hamline are $46,221 a year.
One thing to take note of is that Hamline does offer online classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 87% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 12 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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