2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,536 degrees and certificates were awarded to special education students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #45 most popular major in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
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 Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Texas 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Special Education
Our analysis found Texas Tech University to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Texas. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $9,518 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lamar University are $8,411 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great value for special education students working on their graduate certificate. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
UNT graduate students pay an average of $8,256 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. TWU is a large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TWU are $7,704 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great value for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas State are $9,060 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTSA are $9,479 per year.
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Request InformationBest Value Special Education Colleges in the Southwest Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 3,941 |
Oklahoma | 101 |
New Mexico | 144 |
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Special Education Related Majors for Special Ed
Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Special Ed
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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).
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