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2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$15,155 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,862 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Ohio 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Special Education

Our analysis found Baldwin Wallace University to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Ohio. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Berea.

Baldwin Wallace College graduate students pay an average of $11,363 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Baldwin Wallace College also made our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list, coming in at #4.

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#2

Mount St. Joseph University

Cincinnati, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mount St. Joseph University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the suburb of Cincinnati, Mount St. Joe is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Mount St. Joe graduate students pay an average of $13,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a large student population.

Miami University - Oxford graduate students pay an average of $13,878 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Special Education at Miami University - Oxford Report

#4

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Dayton. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UDayton are $18,140 a year.

UDayton not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list.

Read full report on Special Education at University of Dayton

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kent State University at Kent is a great value for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Kent State are $11,766 a year.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $14,902 per year. 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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Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Schools 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.

  • 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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