2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
Special Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Indiana. With 2,282 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.
There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for special ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Special Education
Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the best value school in Indiana for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.
Purdue graduate students pay an average of $9,992 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, Purdue is ranked #3 for overall quality for special ed in Indiana.
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Out of the 5 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.
Ball State graduate students pay an average of $10,144 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Ball State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Purdue University Fort Wayne helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in Indiana. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at PFW are $6,552 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in Indiana. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IU Bloomington are $11,329 a year.
IU Bloomington did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IWU are $10,440 a year.
Read full report on Special Education at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global
Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Ohio | 1,329 |
Illinois | 1,153 |
Michigan | 607 |
Wisconsin | 598 |
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Special Education Related Majors for Special Ed
Special Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.
Special Ed Concentrations
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).
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