2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southwest 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.
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2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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 Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
ASU - Skysong graduate students pay an average of $9,982 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ASU - Skysong is ranked #2 for overall quality for special ed in the Southwest Region .
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great value for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.
Lamar University graduate students pay an average of $15,755 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.
UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
NAU graduate students pay an average of $20,125 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas Woman’s 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 midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
TWU graduate students pay an average of $15,048 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #7, New Mexico Highlands University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their graduate certificate. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at New Mexico Highlands University are $11,154 per year.
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Texas State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate special education programs. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas State are $17,220 a year.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate special education programs. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275 per year.
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University of Oklahoma Norman 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 #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Oklahoma are $23,876 a year.
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,536 |
| Arizona | 3,941 |
| Oklahoma | 101 |
| New Mexico | 144 |
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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 13 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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