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2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$8,787 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,862 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 82 degrees and certificates were awarded to special education students who went to a Louisiana college or university. This makes it the #40 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Louisiana 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 Louisiana

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana Tech University the best value school in Louisiana for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Louisiana Tech are $7,959 per year.

Louisiana Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list.

Full Special Education at Louisiana Tech University Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northwestern State University of Louisiana helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in Louisiana. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NSU are $9,614 a year.

Full Special Education at Northwestern State University of Louisiana Report

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
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 2 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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