2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
Special Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Kentucky. With 608 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.
There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Kentucky 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 Kentucky
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Special Education
Our analysis found University of Kentucky to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Kentucky. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UK are $13,674 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UK is ranked #2 for overall quality for special ed in Kentucky.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Eastern are $10,200 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Louisville. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. UofL is a very large public school located in the large city of Louisville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofL are $13,725 per year.
UofL also made our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #1.
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 |
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Tennessee | 354 |
North Carolina | 477 |
Florida | 1,103 |
Georgia | 550 |
Virginia | 1,238 |
West Virginia | 46 |
South Carolina | 266 |
Arkansas | 351 |
Louisiana | 103 |
Mississippi | 269 |
Alabama | 437 |
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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 |
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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).
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