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2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$12,533 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,862 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Special Education is the #13 most popular major in Kentucky with 428 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Kentucky 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for special ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the best value school in Kentucky for special education students working on their graduate certificate. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UK are $13,674 per year.

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

Read full report on Special Education at University of Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Eastern are $10,200 a year.

Full Special Education at Eastern Kentucky University Report

#3

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

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

UofL graduate students pay an average of $13,725 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Full Special Education at University of Louisville Report

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
Louisiana 82
Alabama 248
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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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