2023 Best Value Special Education Basic Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education Basic Certificate School for You
With 36,792 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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.
The Best Value Special Education Basic Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 28 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for special ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the United States
Check out the special ed basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Special Education Basic Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Santa Fe Community College the best value school in the United States for special education students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFCC are $4,995 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SFCC also is in the top 5% of our Best Special Education Basic Certificate Schools ranking.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Minot State University is a great value for special education students working on their basic certificate. MSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Minot.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSU are $8,163 a year.
The excellent basic certificate programs at Miami Dade College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in the United States. Located in the city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MDC are $9,661 a year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Pima Community College is a great value for special education students working on their basic certificate. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pima County Community College District are $7,566 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a large student population.
CNM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,540 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Central Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their basic certificate. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Michigan are $13,094 a year.
Quinsigamond Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Quinsigamond Community College are $10,774 a year.
Read full report on Special Education at Quinsigamond Community College
NHTI-Concord’s Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the town of Concord, NHTI is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NHTI are $15,450 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, NHTI also did well on our Best Special Education Basic Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their basic certificate. UW - Eau Claire is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.
UW - Eau Claire undergraduate students pay an average of $17,149 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Eau Claire also did well on our Best Special Education Basic Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Clarion University of Pennsylvania came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clarion University are $16,052 a year.
Clarion University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Special Education Basic Certificate Schools list.
Full Special Education at Clarion University of Pennsylvania Report
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Majors Related to Special Ed
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Special Ed Focus Areas
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 schools only.
- 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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