2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, special education was ranked 4th in Connecticut. In fact, 412 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
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The Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Connecticut 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 Connecticut
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Special Education
Our analysis found Fairfield University to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Fairfield U graduate students pay an average of $19,498 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Fairfield U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinnipiac University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.
Quinnipiac graduate students pay an average of $20,340 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, Quinnipiac is ranked #3 for overall quality for special ed in Connecticut.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Southern Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in Connecticut. SCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New Haven.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SCSU are $13,321 per year.
Out of the 6 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Joseph landed the # 4 spot on the list. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Hartford.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USJ are $15,264 per year. The average amount in student loans that special ed majors at USJ take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $18,949.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UCONN graduate students pay an average of $20,325 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UCONN also took the #5 spot in our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut rankings.
Sacred Heart University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Sacred Heart are $34,509 per year.
Sacred Heart also took the #2 spot in our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut rankings.
Best Value Special Education Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Best Value Special Education Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,313 |
| Maine | 115 |
| Vermont | 49 |
| New Hampshire | 125 |
| Rhode Island | 142 |
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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).
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