2023 Best Value Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education Undergraduate 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 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for special ed majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Special Education
Our analysis found Pima Community College to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
Pima County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $7,566 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, special ed graduates from Pima County Community College District carry an average student debtload of $14,185.
Pima County Community College District excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.
Read full report on Special Education at Pima Community College
Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Waukesha County Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCTC are $6,603 a year.
Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. NWTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWTC are $6,849 per year.
NWTC also made our Best Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools list, coming in at #5.
Full Special Education at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Report
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great value for special education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC are $27,111 per year.
Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the # 5 spot on the list. UH Manoa is a large public school located in the large city of Honolulu.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH Manoa are $34,218 per year.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Hawaii at Manoa
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate special education programs. SMWC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Saint Mary of the Woods.
SMWC undergraduate students pay an average of $30,550 in tuition and fees each year. Special Ed majors at SMWC take out an average of $32,626 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
Full Special Education at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Report
Keystone College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of La Plume, Keystone College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Keystone College are $17,300 per year.
Miami University - Oxford came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Miami University - Oxford are $36,288 per year.
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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 8 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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