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2023 Best Value Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$2,250 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,426 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, special education was ranked 2nd in Arizona. In fact, 3,941 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Check out the special ed undergraduate certificate programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Special Education Undergraduate Certificate School

Our analysis found Pima Community College to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Arizona. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pima County Community College District are $2,250 per 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list.

Read full report on Special Education at Pima Community College

Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,536
New Mexico 144
Oklahoma 101

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Special Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Special Education 24,497
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 3,111
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 1,789
Elementary Special Education 1,625
Other Special Education & Teaching 1,227
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 1,133
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 655
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 540
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented 504
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 415
Education of the Deaf 363
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances 226
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed 222
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs 181
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness 134
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 122
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic & Other Physical Health Impairments 47
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries 1

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 values are for the top school 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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