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2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$7,836 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,862 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 398 degrees and certificates were awarded to special education students who went to a Georgia college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Georgia 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

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

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

#1

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

Our analysis found University of West Georgia to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Georgia. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of West Georgia are $6,488 a year.

Full Special Education at University of West Georgia Report

#2

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Augusta University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

Augusta University graduate students pay an average of $7,444 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Augusta University also took the #1 spot in our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia rankings.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgia College & State University is a great value for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Georgia College are $7,308 a year.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Valdosta State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at VSU are $6,784 per year.

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#5

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in Georgia. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UGA are $11,156 per year.

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

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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
North Carolina 194
Tennessee 146
Kentucky 428
Louisiana 82
Alabama 248
South Carolina 118
Mississippi 216
Arkansas 304
West Virginia 41

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

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 5 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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