2023 Best Value Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Wisconsin to see which graduate 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.
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Top Value Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin
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Our analysis found Wisconsin Lutheran College to be the best value school for teaching students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Wisconsin. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
WLC graduate students pay an average of $10,080 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at WLC. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.
WLC also took the #1 spot in our Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin rankings.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - Eau Claire is a public institution located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
UW - Eau Claire graduate students pay an average of $19,434 in tuition and fees each year.
UW - Eau Claire does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
UW - Eau Claire also made our Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list, coming in at #2.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Viterbo University is a great place for teaching students working on their graduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. This small private not-for-profit school is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and it awarded 271 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Viterbo graduate students pay an average of $9,488 in tuition and fees each year. On average, graduate certificate students take out $24,230 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Viterbo, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 72% took at least some of their classes online.
Viterbo also made our Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list, coming in at #3.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - Whitewater is a public institution located in Whitewater, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Whitewater are $19,190 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UW - Whitewater. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is a fairly large public school located in La Crosse, Wisconsin that handed out 27 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - La Crosse are $20,073 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UW - La Crosse. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 88% took at least some of their classes online.
UW - La Crosse not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list.
Concordia University, Wisconsin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Mequon, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,760 a year.
Online graduate courses are available at Concordia University, Wisconsin, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% 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, Concordia University, Wisconsin is ranked #5 for overall quality in Wisconsin.
Marian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Located in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marian are $11,286 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Marian does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. UW Oshkosh is a public institution located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 49 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
UW Oshkosh graduate students pay an average of $18,760 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UW Oshkosh does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 89% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Alverno College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. Alverno is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 56 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Alverno are $10,402 per year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Alverno. During the 2019-2020 year, about 16% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UWM are $25,651 a year.
UWM does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.
Lakeland University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in Plymouth, Wisconsin, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lakeland are $12,366 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Lakeland. In 2019-2020 about 81% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Marquette University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marquette are $21,960 a year.
Marquette 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 58% took at least some of their classes online.
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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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