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2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$7,272 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,862 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Special Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arkansas. With 304 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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

The Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Arkansas 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 Arkansas

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the best value school in Arkansas for special education students working on their graduate certificate. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jonesboro.

A-State graduate students pay an average of $6,422 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

A-State also took the #1 spot in our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas rankings.

Read full report on Special Education at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a great value for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UA Little Rock are $7,594 a year.

UA Little Rock also took the #5 spot in our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas rankings.

Full Special Education at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report

Out of the 6 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCA are $6,773 a year.

UCA also took the #4 spot in our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas rankings.

Full Special Education at University of Central Arkansas Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of Magnolia, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $6,894 a year.

Full Special Education at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Report

#5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

UARK graduate students pay an average of $9,018 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UARK is ranked #2 for overall quality for special ed in Arkansas.

Full Special Education at University of Arkansas Report

#6

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

Henderson State University 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 #6 on the 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 in-state graduate student at Henderson State University are $6,930 a year.

Henderson State University also made our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #3.

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Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Colleges 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
Alabama 248
South Carolina 118
Mississippi 216
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 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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