2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 255 degrees and certificates were awarded to special education students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
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 Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for special ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Special Education
Our analysis found Metropolitan State University of Denver to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Colorado. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a fairly large student population.
MSU Denver graduate students pay an average of $10,364 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in Colorado. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCCS are $13,854 a year.
Out of the 3 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at DU are $53,943 per year.
DU also made our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #5.
Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
Explore all the Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Utah | 491 |
| Idaho | 30 |
| Montana | 13 |
| Wyoming | 0 |
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Majors Related to Special Ed
One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 3 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).
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