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2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$7,272 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,862 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, special education was ranked 4th in Arkansas. In fact, 351 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Arkansas 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.

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 Arkansas

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

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

Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Arkansas. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at A-State are $6,422 a year.

A-State also took the #2 spot in our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas rankings.

Full Special Education at Arkansas State University - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UA Little Rock are $7,594 per year.

Read full report on Special Education at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Out of the 6 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Conway.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCA are $6,773 per year.

UCA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list.

Read full report on Special Education at University of Central Arkansas

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in Arkansas. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Magnolia.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $6,894 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, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is ranked #5 for overall quality for special ed in Arkansas.

Read full report on Special Education at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

#5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UARK graduate students pay an average of $9,018 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UARK not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list.

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#6

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

With a ranking of #6, Henderson State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Henderson State University are $6,930 a year.

Henderson State University also took the #3 spot in our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas rankings.

Read full report on Special Education at Henderson State University

Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 608
Tennessee 354
North Carolina 477
Georgia 550
Florida 1,103
Virginia 1,238
West Virginia 46
South Carolina 266
Louisiana 103
Mississippi 269
Alabama 437

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 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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