2023 Best Value Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Plains States Region
Check out the special ed basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Special Education
Our analysis found Minot State University to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Plains States Region . MSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Minot.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSU are $8,163 a year.
Read full report on Special Education at Minot State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UND are $15,037 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri State are $16,498 per year.
Read full report on Special Education at Missouri State University - Springfield
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Missouri State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Missouri State University are $15,285 per year.
Full Special Education at Southeast Missouri State University Report
The excellent basic certificate programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UMN Twin Cities undergraduate students pay an average of $33,818 in tuition and fees each year.
UMN Twin Cities also took the #4 spot in our Best Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Missouri | 539 |
Kansas | 444 |
Minnesota | 846 |
Iowa | 180 |
South Dakota | 94 |
North Dakota | 186 |
Nebraska | 362 |
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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 Related Majors
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 5 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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