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2023 Best Value Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$8,281 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

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.

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#2

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

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
Connecticut 412
Maine 115
Vermont 49
New Hampshire 125
Rhode Island 142

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

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

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