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2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$7,836 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,862 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, special education students earned 550 degrees and certificates from a Georgia school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

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.

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 Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Georgia 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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

#1

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

Our analysis found University of West Georgia to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Georgia. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of West Georgia are $6,488 per year.

Read full report on Special Education at University of West Georgia

#2

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.

Augusta University graduate students pay an average of $7,444 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Full Special Education at Augusta University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia College & State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Georgia College are $7,308 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Georgia College is ranked #4 for overall quality for special ed in Georgia.

Read full report on Special Education at Georgia College & State University

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Valdosta State University is a great value for special education students working on their graduate certificate. VSU is a large public school located in the city of Valdosta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VSU are $6,784 a year.

VSU also made our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list, coming in at #5.

Full Special Education at Valdosta State University Report

#5

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in Georgia. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

UGA graduate students pay an average of $11,156 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UGA also took the #2 spot in our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia rankings.

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Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 608
Tennessee 354
North Carolina 477
Florida 1,103
Virginia 1,238
West Virginia 46
South Carolina 266
Arkansas 351
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

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 5 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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