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Best Value Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Best Value Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$34,218 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,426 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Special Education is the #29 most popular major in the country with 36,792 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Check out the special ed undergraduate certificate programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Special Education Undergraduate Certificate School

Our analysis found University of Hawaii at Manoa to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . UH Manoa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Honolulu.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH Manoa are $34,218 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH Manoa also is in the top 10% of our Best Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Full Special Education at University of Hawaii at Manoa Report

Best Special Education Colleges by State

Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,861
Washington 238
Oregon 234
Nevada 215
Hawaii 49
Alaska 52

One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 values are for the top school 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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