2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
With 36,792 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Plains States Region 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 the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.
Minnesota State Mankato also made our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #2.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minot State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. MSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Minot.
MSU graduate students pay an average of $10,263 in tuition and fees each year.
MSU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamline University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Hamline graduate students pay an average of $10,402 in tuition and fees each year.
Winona State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.
Winona State graduate students pay an average of $12,836 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Winona State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Midland University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Midland U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fremont.
Midland U graduate students pay an average of $14,613 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Midland U also is in the top 15% of our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Saint Cloud State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate special education programs. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.
St. Cloud State University graduate students pay an average of $13,412 in tuition and fees each year.
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Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate special education programs. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.
Missouri State graduate students pay an average of $12,618 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 539 |
| Kansas | 444 |
| Minnesota | 846 |
| Iowa | 180 |
| South Dakota | 94 |
| North Dakota | 186 |
| Nebraska | 362 |
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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 20 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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