2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
Special Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maine. With 115 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.
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The Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Maine 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 Maine
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Special Education
Our analysis found University of Maine to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maine. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMaine are $10,014 per year.
UMaine also made our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list, coming in at #3.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maine at Farmington is a great value for special education students working on their graduate certificate. UMaine Farmington is a small public school located in the remote town of Farmington.
UMaine Farmington graduate students pay an average of $11,038 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UMaine Farmington did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Southern Maine are $8,856 per year.
University of Southern Maine also made our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list, coming in at #5.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Southern Maine
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 |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | 412 |
| Massachusetts | 1,313 |
| 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 3 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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