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Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$15,155 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,862 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,329 degrees and certificates were awarded to special education students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Ohio to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for special ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Our analysis found Baldwin Wallace University to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Ohio. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Berea.

Baldwin Wallace College graduate students pay an average of $11,363 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Baldwin Wallace College also made our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list, coming in at #4.

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#2

Mount St. Joseph University

Cincinnati, OH

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Mount St. Joseph University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in Ohio. Located in the suburb of Cincinnati, Mount St. Joe is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Mount St. Joe graduate students pay an average of $13,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a large student population.

Miami University - Oxford graduate students pay an average of $13,878 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dayton. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

UDayton graduate students pay an average of $18,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kent State University at Kent is a great value for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kent State are $11,766 per year.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus 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. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC are $14,902 a year. While working on their Graduate Certificate, special ed majors at UC accumulate an average of around $23,964 in student debt.

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Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 607
Illinois 1,153
Indiana 2,282
Wisconsin 598

Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 6 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

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