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Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

3 Colleges
$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 354 degrees and certificates were awarded to special education students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #46 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

Check out the special ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Tennessee Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Special Education

#1

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Our 2023 rankings named University of Memphis the best school in Tennessee for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lipscomb University is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at East Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 550
Virginia 1,238
North Carolina 477
Florida 1,103
Kentucky 608
South Carolina 266
Louisiana 103
Arkansas 351
Alabama 437
Mississippi 269
West Virginia 46

One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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