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2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$10,822 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,862 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

With 146 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #27 most popular major in Tennessee.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Tennessee 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 Tennessee

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

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

#1

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Our analysis found University of Memphis to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Tennessee. UofM is a very large public school located in the city of Memphis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $10,908 per year.

Full Special Education at University of Memphis Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Johnson City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ETSU are $10,736 a year.

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#3

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 3 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Lipscomb University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lipscomb are $17,100 a year.

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

Read full report on Special Education at Lipscomb University

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
Kentucky 428
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.

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