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2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$21,566 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 New York. With 4,329 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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 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 New York ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in New York 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

Check out the special ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The City College of New York the best value school in New York for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CCNY are $11,402 a year.

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#2

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Out of the 21 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Brooklyn College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Brooklyn College graduate students pay an average of $11,522 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Queens College

Queens, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. QC is a large public school located in the city of Queens.

QC graduate students pay an average of $11,612 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Lehman College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in New York. Lehman is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Bronx.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lehman are $11,570 per year.

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#5

Hunter College

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Hunter is a very large public school located in the large city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hunter are $11,398 per year.

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#6

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

Niagara University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Niagara is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Niagara University.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Niagara are $13,950 per year.

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#7

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate special education programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Binghamton University are $13,780 per year.

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#8

SUNY Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh, NY

SUNY Plattsburgh 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 #8 on the list. Located in the town of Plattsburgh, SUNY Plattsburgh is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Plattsburgh are $13,151 per year.

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#9

Manhattanville College

Purchase, NY

Manhattanville College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate special education programs. Manhattanville is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Purchase.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Manhattanville are $17,670 a year.

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#10

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY

College of Staten Island CUNY landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate special education programs. Located in the city of Staten Island, CSI is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSI are $11,650 a year.

Full Special Education at College of Staten Island CUNY Report

Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 799
Pennsylvania 1,854
Maryland 416
District of Columbia 101
Delaware 165

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

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 21 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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