2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
Special Education is the #29 most popular major in the country with 36,792 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
The Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 44 schools in the Southeast 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. 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.
Top 10 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Liberty University to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.
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Out of the 44 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at A-State are $11,408 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Lynchburg helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Lynchburg graduate students pay an average of $11,759 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Henderson State University is a great value for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the distant town of Arkadelphia.
Henderson State University graduate students pay an average of $9,108 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Alabama. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school located in the remote area of Livingston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of West Alabama are $13,546 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of West Alabama also did well on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Magnolia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $9,882 a year.
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University of Memphis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.
UofM graduate students pay an average of $14,544 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, University of West Georgia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of West Georgia are $18,980 a year.
University of West Georgia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Augusta 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 #9 on the list. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Augusta University are $20,712 per year.
Augusta University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Georgia College & State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate special education programs. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Georgia College graduate students pay an average of $20,862 in tuition and fees each year.
Georgia College 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 Southeast Region list.
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Request InformationBest Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 550 |
| Virginia | 1,238 |
| North Carolina | 477 |
| Florida | 1,103 |
| Tennessee | 354 |
| Kentucky | 608 |
| South Carolina | 266 |
| Louisiana | 103 |
| Arkansas | 351 |
| Alabama | 437 |
| Mississippi | 269 |
| West Virginia | 46 |
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Majors Related to Special Ed
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 25 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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