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2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$8,738 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,862 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for special ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University the best value school in Texas for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $9,518 per year.

Full Special Education at Texas Tech University Report

#2

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

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 midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a large student population.

Lamar University graduate students pay an average of $8,411 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Special Education at Lamar University Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in Texas. UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNT are $8,256 a 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 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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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Out of the 6 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas State are $9,060 a year.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio 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 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.

Full Special Education at The University of Texas at San Antonio Report

Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,941
Oklahoma 101
New Mexico 144

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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