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2023 Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

9 Schools Ranked
$21,440 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Indiana to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for trade school 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 Trade Basic Certificate Schools in Indiana

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, Indiana
10,757 Total Awards
$8,927 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the best value school in Indiana for trade school students working on their basic certificate. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, the large public school awarded 10,757 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2021-2022.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 a year.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Ivy Tech Community College. In 2020-2021 about 33% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Ivy Tech Community College also took the #3 spot in our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Indiana rankings.

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636 Total Awards
$32,582 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great place for trade school students working on their basic certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. IUPUI is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 636 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

IUPUI undergraduate students pay an average of $32,582 in tuition and fees each year.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at IUPUI. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 62% took at least some of their classes online.

IUPUI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Indiana list.

Full Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report

#3

Indiana University - Southeast

New Albany, Indiana
21 Total Awards
$21,301 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Southeast. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in Indiana list. New Albany, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 21 students in 2021-2022.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Indiana University - Southeast are $21,301 per year.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Indiana University - Southeast. During the 2020-2021 year, about 77% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

Indiana University - Southeast did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Indiana list.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
994 Total Awards
$28,794 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 994 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue are $28,794 per year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Purdue does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 49% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

Purdue not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Indiana list.

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#6

Vincennes University

Vincennes, Indiana
249 Total Awards
$15,739 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Vincennes University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for trade school students working on their basic certificate. Vincennes University is a fairly large public school located in Vincennes, Indiana that handed out 249 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vincennes University are $15,739 per year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Vincennes University does offer online classes for certain majors. In 2020-2021 about 14% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#7

Indiana University - East

Richmond, Indiana
41 Total Awards
$21,301 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Indiana University - East did quite well on this year’s best value schools for trade school students working on their basic certificate. This small public school is located in Richmond, Indiana, and it awarded 41 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IU East are $21,301 per year.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at IU East. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 85% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Indiana University - East Report

#8

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana
87 Total Awards
$21,573 Average Tuition & Fees

Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate trade school programs. Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the medium-sized public school handed out 87 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.

PFW undergraduate students pay an average of $21,573 in tuition and fees each year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since PFW does offer online classes for certain majors. In fact, around 43% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

Full Purdue University Fort Wayne Report

#9

Indiana University - Kokomo

Kokomo, Indiana
6 Total Awards
$21,301 Average Tuition & Fees

Indiana University - Kokomo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in Kokomo, Indiana, the small public school handed out 6 basic certificate awards in 2021-2022.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IU Kokomo are $21,301 per year.

IU Kokomo 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, 58% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 9 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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