2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
Special Education is the #29 most popular major in the country with 36,792 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Far Western US 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.
Top 10 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Whitworth University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Whitworth are $12,456 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at National University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at National University are $15,480 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Mount Saint Mary’s University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSMU are $13,099 a year.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal State LA are $17,723 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSULB are $17,784 per year.
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George Fox University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate special education programs. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Newberg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GFU are $14,293 per year.
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California State University - Northridge came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.
CSUN graduate students pay an average of $17,981 in tuition and fees each year.
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San Francisco State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFSU are $18,242 per year.
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Western Oregon University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate special education programs. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Western Oregon State College are $18,369 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their graduate certificate. UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAF are $25,248 per year.
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Request InformationBest Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 2,861 |
| Washington | 238 |
| Oregon | 234 |
| Nevada | 215 |
| Hawaii | 49 |
| Alaska | 52 |
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 19 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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