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2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$8,889 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,862 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Special Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Kansas. With 441 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Kansas 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 Kansas

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

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

Our analysis found Wichita State University to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Kansas. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a large student population.

WSU graduate students pay an average of $7,252 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Special Education at Wichita State University

#2

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pittsburg State University is a great value for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Pitt State are $8,728 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Pitt State is ranked #5 for overall quality for special ed in Kansas.

Read full report on Special Education at Pittsburg State University

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 4 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

KU graduate students pay an average of $11,045 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

KU also took the #2 spot in our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas rankings.

Full Special Education at University of Kansas Report

Out of the 4 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Emporia State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ESU are $8,532 per year.

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Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 358
Minnesota 679
Iowa 151
Nebraska 155
North Dakota 161
South Dakota 11

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 4 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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