2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
With 25,158 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #10 most popular major in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
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 the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Plains States Region 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for special ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Minnesota State Mankato also is in the top 10% of our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Minot State University is a great value for special education students working on their graduate certificate. MSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Minot.
MSU graduate students pay an average of $10,263 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 20 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Concordia University, Saint Paul graduate students pay an average of $8,550 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamline University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Hamline graduate students pay an average of $10,402 in tuition and fees each year.
Winona State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Winona State are $12,836 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Winona State also did well on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Midland 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 #7 on the list. Midland U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fremont.
Midland U graduate students pay an average of $14,613 in tuition and fees each year.
Saint Cloud State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.
St. Cloud State University graduate students pay an average of $13,412 in tuition and fees each year.
Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.
Missouri State graduate students pay an average of $12,618 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Special Education at Missouri State University - Springfield Report
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 358 |
| Minnesota | 679 |
| Iowa | 151 |
| Kansas | 441 |
| Nebraska | 155 |
| North Dakota | 161 |
| South Dakota | 11 |
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Majors Related to Special Ed
One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Special Ed
| 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 20 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).
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