2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
Special Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Kansas. With 444 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.
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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 Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Kansas 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.
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2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Special Education
Our analysis found Wichita State University to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Kansas. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WSU are $7,252 a year.
WSU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pittsburg State University is a great value for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Pitt State are $8,728 a year.
Pitt State also made our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #3.
Read full report on Special Education at Pittsburg State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.
KU graduate students pay an average of $11,045 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, KU is ranked #1 for overall quality for special ed in Kansas.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Emporia State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in Kansas. ESU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.
ESU graduate students pay an average of $8,532 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Best Value Special Education Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 539 |
| 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 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.
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