2023 Best Value Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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The Best Value Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best value graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota
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Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for teaching students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Minnesota. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, the fairly large public school handed out 240 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.
Minnesota State Mankato does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 40% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State Mankato did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winona State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 25 students in 2020-2021.
Winona State graduate students pay an average of $12,836 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Winona State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Winona State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in Minnesota. Saint Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 69 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
St. Cloud State University graduate students pay an average of $13,412 in tuition and fees each year.
St. Cloud State 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 43% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 80 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Concordia University, Saint Paul does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 94% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 14 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s value ranking, Bethel University Minnesota landed the # 5 spot on the list. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 30 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Bethel University Minnesota graduate students pay an average of $11,700 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at Bethel University Minnesota, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 79% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Bethel University Minnesota also made our Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #2.
With a ranking of #6, Hamline University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 140 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Hamline graduate students pay an average of $10,402 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at Hamline, 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, 78% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead 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 #7 on the list. Located in Moorhead, Minnesota, the medium-sized public school handed out 33 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Moorhead are $11,052 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at MSU Moorhead. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
MSU Moorhead not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list.
Southwest Minnesota State University 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 #8 on the list. Southwest Minnesota State University is located in Marshall, Minnesota and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Southwest Minnesota State University graduate students pay an average of $8,818 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Southwest Minnesota State University. In 2019-2020 about 46% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota 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 #9 on the list. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in Winona, Minnesota that handed out 93 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 per year.
SMU MN does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 86% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #10, The College of Saint Scholastica did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 109 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at St. Scholastica are $15,502 a year.
One thing to take note of is that St. Scholastica does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 50% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Walden University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Walden University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 126 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Walden University graduate students pay an average of $10,092 in tuition and fees each year.
Since the graduate programs at Walden University are primarily online, it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
With a ranking of #12, St Catherine University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 19 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at St. Kate’s are $17,760 a year.
Online graduate 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. In fact, around 87% of the graduate 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, St. Kate’s is ranked #4 for overall quality in Minnesota.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teaching programs. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the large public school awarded 59 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year. Graduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $19,400 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UMN Twin Cities. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 65% took at least some of their classes online.
Capella University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teaching programs. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 273 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 a year.
Capella University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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*These averages are for the top 14 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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