2023 Best Value Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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.
With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. 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 Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for special ed majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Special Education
Our analysis found Santa Fe Community College to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public college with a small student population.
SFCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,995 in tuition and fees each year.
SFCC also took the #1 spot in our Best Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
Read full report on Special Education at Santa Fe Community College
A rank of #2 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 large city of Tucson.
Pima County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $7,566 in tuition and fees each year.
Pima County Community College District did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Out of the 3 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CNM are $7,540 a year.
CNM not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Read full report on Special Education at Central New Mexico Community College
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 3,941 |
| Texas | 1,536 |
| New Mexico | 144 |
| Oklahoma | 101 |
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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
Majors Similar 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 3 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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