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2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$15,155 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,862 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Special Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Ohio. With 1,329 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd 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'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.

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 Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Ohio to see which graduate 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Special Education

Our 2023 rankings named Baldwin Wallace University the best value school in Ohio for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Berea.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Baldwin Wallace College are $11,363 a year.

Baldwin Wallace College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list.

Read full report on Special Education at Baldwin Wallace University

#2

Mount St. Joseph University

Cincinnati, OH

Out of the 6 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount St. Joseph University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Cincinnati, Mount St. Joe is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mount St. Joe are $13,700 a year.

Mount St. Joe also made our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list, coming in at #2.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Miami University - Oxford is a great value for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Miami University - Oxford graduate students pay an average of $13,878 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Miami University - Oxford not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list.

Read full report on Special Education at Miami University - Oxford

#4

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Dayton is a great value for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

UDayton graduate students pay an average of $18,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UDayton did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list.

Full Special Education at University of Dayton Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kent State University at Kent. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

Kent State graduate students pay an average of $11,766 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC are $14,902 a year. On average, special ed graduates from UC take out $23,964 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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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
Illinois 1,153
Indiana 2,282
Michigan 607
Wisconsin 598

Special Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Special Ed Concentrations

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 6 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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