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2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$11,740 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,862 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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 school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MSU are $10,263 a year.

MSU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota list.

Read full report on Special Education at Minot State University

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Out of the 2 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UND are $13,217 per year.

UND also made our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Special Education at University of North Dakota

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
Missouri 539
Minnesota 846
Kansas 444
Iowa 180
Nebraska 362
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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

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