2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
Special Education is the #17 most popular major in North Dakota with 186 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in North Dakota 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best North Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Special Education
Our 2023 rankings named Minot State University the best value school in North Dakota for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Minot, MSU is a public college with a small student population.
MSU graduate students pay an average of $10,263 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MSU is ranked #5 for overall quality for special ed in North Dakota.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota list. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UND are $13,217 per year.
UND not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota list.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Missouri | 539 |
Minnesota | 846 |
Kansas | 444 |
Iowa | 180 |
Nebraska | 362 |
South Dakota | 94 |
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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 Related Majors
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 2 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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