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2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

6 Colleges
$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, special education was ranked 4th in Arkansas. In fact, 351 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Arkansas to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Arkansas Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Special Education

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the best school in Arkansas for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Arkansas State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Arkansas. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Special Education at Arkansas State University - Main Campus Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Conway.

Full Special Education at University of Central Arkansas Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Magnolia.

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#6

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

Henderson State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Special Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 608
Tennessee 354
North Carolina 477
Georgia 550
Florida 1,103
Virginia 1,238
West Virginia 46
South Carolina 266
Louisiana 103
Mississippi 269
Alabama 437

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Special Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Special Education 24,497
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 3,111
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 1,789
Elementary Special Education 1,625
Other Special Education & Teaching 1,227
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 1,133
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 655
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 540
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented 504
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 415
Education of the Deaf 363
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances 226
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed 222
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs 181
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness 134
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 122
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic & Other Physical Health Impairments 47
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries 1

Majors Similar to Special Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
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