2023 Best Value Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education Basic Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, special education students earned 1,313 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
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 Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for special ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Massachusetts
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Basic Certificate Colleges.
Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Special Education
Our analysis found Quinsigamond Community College to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Massachusetts. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.
Quinsigamond Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,830 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Quinsigamond Community College is ranked #3 for overall quality for special ed in Massachusetts.
Out of the 2 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Bridgewater State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Bridgewater State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bridgewater.
Bridgewater State undergraduate students pay an average of $10,732 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Special Education at Bridgewater State University
Best Value Special Education Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Best Value Special Education Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Connecticut | 412 |
Maine | 115 |
Vermont | 49 |
New Hampshire | 125 |
Rhode Island | 142 |
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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 |
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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 averages are for the top 2 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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More about our data sources and methodologies.
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