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2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$16,065 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,862 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, special education was ranked 6th in New Jersey. In fact, 660 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New Jersey 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Check out the special ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Special Education

Our analysis found The College of New Jersey to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New Jersey. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TCNJ are $15,031 per year.

TCNJ also made our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #1.

Full Special Education at The College of New Jersey Report

#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Out of the 6 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 per year.

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#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Out of the 6 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rowan are $16,146 per year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at William Paterson University of New Jersey helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at William Paterson University are $14,050 a year.

Full Special Education at William Paterson University of New Jersey Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Georgian Court University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in New Jersey. Georgian Court is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakewood.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgian Court are $17,482 per year.

Read full report on Special Education at Georgian Court University

#6

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

With a ranking of #6, Rider University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rider are $20,159 per year.

Rider did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.

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Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,568
Pennsylvania 1,024
Maryland 224
District of Columbia 101
Delaware 155

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

Majors Similar to Special Ed

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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