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2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$9,013 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,862 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Special Education is the #17 most popular major in Alabama with 248 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Alabama 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. 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 Alabama

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

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

#1

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

Our analysis found University of West Alabama to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Alabama. Located in the rural area of Livingston, University of West Alabama is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of West Alabama are $6,868 per year.

University of West Alabama also took the #4 spot in our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama rankings.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Alabama at Birmingham helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in Alabama. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.

UAB graduate students pay an average of $8,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UAB not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.

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#3

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Auburn is a very large public school located in the small city of Auburn.

Auburn graduate students pay an average of $11,826 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Auburn also took the #1 spot in our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Auburn University at Montgomery. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. AUM is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Montgomery.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at AUM are $8,344 a year.

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Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,110
Florida 689
Georgia 398
North Carolina 194
Tennessee 146
Kentucky 428
Louisiana 82
South Carolina 118
Mississippi 216
Arkansas 304
West Virginia 41

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 4 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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