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2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$6,735 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,862 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Special Education is the #35 most popular major in Missouri with 539 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri

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

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

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Missouri State are $6,858 a year.

Full Special Education at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Southeast Missouri State University graduate students pay an average of $6,611 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 University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a large student population.

UMSL graduate students pay an average of $12,528 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Special Education at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

#4

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Webster are $13,500 per year.

Full Special Education at Webster University Report

Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 846
Kansas 444
Iowa 180
Nebraska 362
North Dakota 186
South Dakota 94

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 4 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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