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.
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2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the special ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Viterbo are $9,488 per year.
Viterbo also claimed a spot on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Out of the 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 per year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Olivet Nazarene University is a great value for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Olivet Nazarene graduate students pay an average of $12,190 in tuition and fees each year.
Olivet Nazarene excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baldwin Wallace University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Berea.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Baldwin Wallace College are $11,363 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Alverno College is a great value for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Alverno are $10,402 a year.
Mount St. Joseph University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Cincinnati, Mount St. Joe is a private not-for-profit school 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.
With a ranking of #7, University of Dayton did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Dayton, UDayton 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 UDayton are $18,140 a year.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Dayton
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public college with a large student population.
UW - Eau Claire graduate students pay an average of $19,434 in tuition and fees each 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.
Full Special Education at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Report
Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
IWU graduate students pay an average of $10,440 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Special Education at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global
Loyola University Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 per year.
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education colleges 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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