2023 Best Value Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Basic Certificate Colleges.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Special Education
Our 2023 rankings named Central Michigan University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for special education students working on their basic certificate. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Eau Claire is a large public school located in the city of Eau Claire.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Eau Claire are $17,149 a year.
UW - Eau Claire did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Stout are $17,820 a year.
Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BGSU are $21,050 per year.
The excellent basic certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in the Great Lakes Region . UWM is a very large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UWM are $21,475 per year.
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Ball State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ball State are $27,524 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Ball State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Viterbo University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Crosse.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Viterbo are $29,920 per year.
With a ranking of #8, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their basic certificate. SMWC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Saint Mary of the Woods.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMWC are $30,550 per year.
Full Special Education at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Report
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 1,329 |
| Illinois | 1,153 |
| Indiana | 2,282 |
| Michigan | 607 |
| Wisconsin | 598 |
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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 Majors Related 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 8 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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