2023 Best Value Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in California
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Special Education Basic Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, special education was ranked 3rd in California. In fact, 2,861 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.
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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Best Special Education Basic Certificate School
Our analysis found Alliant International University to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a basic certificate in California. Located in the large city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Alliant undergraduate students pay an average of $16,631 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Alliant did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in California list.
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Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Washington | 238 |
Oregon | 234 |
Nevada | 215 |
Hawaii | 49 |
Alaska | 52 |
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Special Education Related Majors for Special Ed
Special Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.
Special Ed Concentrations
Most Popular Majors Related to Special Ed
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 values are for the top school 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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More about our data sources and methodologies.
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