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Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$17,161 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,862 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

With 234 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #52 most popular major in Oregon.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Oregon 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.

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.

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

#1

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

Our 2023 rankings named George Fox University the best value school in Oregon for special education students working on their graduate certificate. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Newberg.

GFU graduate students pay an average of $14,293 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

GFU also made our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list, coming in at #3.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Oregon University is a great value for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Western Oregon State College are $18,369 a year.

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#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Oregon is a great value for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UO are $18,120 a year.

UO also made our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list, coming in at #5.

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#4

University of Portland

Portland, OR

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Portland helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in Oregon. Located in the city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Portland are $23,868 a year.

University of Portland also took the #2 spot in our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon rankings.

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#5

Bushnell University

Eugene, OR

Out of the 5 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Bushnell University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Eugene, Bushnell University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bushnell University are $17,860 per year.

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Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,861
Washington 238
Nevada 215
Hawaii 49
Alaska 52

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 5 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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