2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, special education was ranked 5th in North Carolina. In fact, 477 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
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The Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Special Education
Our analysis found Appalachian State University to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.
Appalachian State graduate students pay an average of $8,007 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Appalachian State also took the #4 spot in our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina rankings.
Read full report on Special Education at Appalachian State University
The excellent graduate certificate programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ECU are $7,594 a year.
ECU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.
Read full report on Special Education at East Carolina University
Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNC Charlotte is ranked #3 for overall quality for special ed in North Carolina.
Full Special Education at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report
Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NC State are $11,703 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NC State is ranked #2 for overall quality for special ed in North Carolina.
Full Special Education at North Carolina State University Report
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 |
| Georgia | 550 |
| Florida | 1,103 |
| Virginia | 1,238 |
| West Virginia | 46 |
| South Carolina | 266 |
| Arkansas | 351 |
| Louisiana | 103 |
| Mississippi | 269 |
| Alabama | 437 |
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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 4 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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