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2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

6 Colleges
$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

With 484 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #15 most popular major in Ohio.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Ohio to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

The colleges and universities below are the best for special ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Ohio Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Special Education

#1

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

Our 2023 rankings named University of Dayton the best school in Ohio for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baldwin Wallace University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Berea.

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#3

Mount St. Joseph University

Cincinnati, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount St. Joseph University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large suburb of Cincinnati, Mount St. Joe is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Miami University - Oxford helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Ohio. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Ohio. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

The average amount in student loans that special ed majors at UC take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $23,964.

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Kent State University at Kent ranked #6 on this year’s Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Special Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 287
Illinois 631
Indiana 2,044
Wisconsin 288

Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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