2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate 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 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.
The Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 23 schools in the New England Region 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. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Worcester State University to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Worcester State are $5,796 a year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fitchburg State University is a great value for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Granite State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. GSC is a small public school located in the town of Concord.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GSC are $10,620 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, GSC also did well on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Endicott College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Endicott are $12,746 per year.
Endicott excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Assumption University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in the New England Region . Assumption is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.
Assumption graduate students pay an average of $13,856 in tuition and fees each year.
Fairfield University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fairfield U are $19,498 a year.
Fairfield U also made our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #3.
University of Maine at Farmington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. UMaine Farmington is a small public school located in the town of Farmington.
UMaine Farmington graduate students pay an average of $11,038 in tuition and fees each year.
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Quinnipiac University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate special education programs. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Quinnipiac graduate students pay an average of $20,340 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Quinnipiac also is in the top 20% of our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking.
American International College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at AIC are $12,717 a year.
Salem State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Salem State are $10,477 a year.
Read full report on Special Education at Salem State University
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | 412 |
| Massachusetts | 1,313 |
| Maine | 115 |
| Vermont | 49 |
| New Hampshire | 125 |
| Rhode Island | 142 |
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 23 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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