2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, special education was ranked #29 in the country. In fact 36,792 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Great Lakes 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Viterbo University to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Viterbo graduate students pay an average of $9,488 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Viterbo also did well on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Olivet Nazarene University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Olivet Nazarene are $12,190 per year.
Olivet Nazarene also claimed a spot on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Baldwin Wallace University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Berea.
Baldwin Wallace College graduate students pay an average of $11,363 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alverno College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Alverno graduate students pay an average of $10,402 in tuition and fees each year.
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Mount St. Joseph University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate special education programs. Located in the suburb of Cincinnati, Mount St. Joe 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 Mount St. Joe are $13,700 a year.
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University of Dayton ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UDayton are $18,140 a year.
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University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate special education programs. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Eau Claire are $19,434 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Eau Claire also did well on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IWU are $10,440 per year.
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Loyola University Chicago landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate special education programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Loyola Chicago graduate students pay an average of $19,894 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 607 |
| Ohio | 1,329 |
| Illinois | 1,153 |
| Indiana | 2,282 |
| Wisconsin | 598 |
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Special Education Related Majors for Special Ed
Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar 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 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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