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2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$0 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,862 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

With 90 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #41 most popular major in Washington.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington 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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School

#1

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Whitworth University the best value school in Washington for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Whitworth are $12,456 per year.

Whitworth also took the #3 spot in our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington rankings.

Full Special Education at Whitworth University Report

Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,632
Oregon 180
Nevada 147
Hawaii 28
Alaska 46

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

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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