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Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$16,065 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,862 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Special Education is the #28 most popular major in New Jersey with 799 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New Jersey 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Special Education

Our analysis found The College of New Jersey to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New Jersey. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TCNJ are $15,031 a year.

TCNJ not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Out of the 6 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

Montclair State graduate students pay an average of $13,519 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rowan University is a great value for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rowan are $16,146 per year.

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Out of the 6 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

William Paterson University graduate students pay an average of $14,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Georgian Court University is a great value for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Georgian Court is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakewood.

Georgian Court graduate students pay an average of $17,482 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider 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. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rider are $20,159 a year.

Rider also took the #4 spot in our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey rankings.

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Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,854
New York 4,329
Maryland 416
District of Columbia 101
Delaware 165

One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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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