2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 25,158 special education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Southeast Region 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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the special ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the best value school in the Southeast Region for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 44 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Lynchburg landed the # 2 spot on the list. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
Lynchburg graduate students pay an average of $11,759 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. A-State is a large public school located in the city of Jonesboro.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at A-State are $11,408 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henderson State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Arkadelphia, Henderson State University is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Henderson State University are $9,108 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of West Alabama. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the remote area of Livingston, University of West Alabama is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of West Alabama are $13,546 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, University of West Alabama is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Magnolia, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $9,882 per year.
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University of Memphis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. UofM is a very large public school located in the city of Memphis.
UofM graduate students pay an average of $14,544 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, University of West Georgia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their graduate certificate. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Carrollton.
University of West Georgia graduate students pay an average of $18,980 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of West Georgia also is in the top 15% of our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
Augusta University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Augusta University are $20,712 a year.
Augusta University also claimed a spot on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
Georgia College & State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Milledgeville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Georgia College are $20,862 a year.
Georgia College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Read full report on Special Education at Georgia College & State University
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 1,110 |
| Florida | 689 |
| Georgia | 398 |
| North Carolina | 194 |
| Tennessee | 146 |
| Kentucky | 428 |
| Louisiana | 82 |
| Alabama | 248 |
| South Carolina | 118 |
| Mississippi | 216 |
| Arkansas | 304 |
| West Virginia | 41 |
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Special Education Related Majors for Special Ed
Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
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 25 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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