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2023 Best Value Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$13,960 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,426 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,329 degrees and certificates were awarded to special education students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Best Value Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Ohio to see which undergraduate 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

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

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Special Education

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the best value school in Ohio for special education students working on their undergraduate certificate. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

UC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,777 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UC also did well on our Best Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Special Education at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Miami University - Oxford helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in Ohio. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Miami University - Oxford undergraduate students pay an average of $16,142 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Miami University - Oxford not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Special Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list.

Full Special Education at Miami University - Oxford Report

Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 607
Illinois 1,153
Indiana 2,282
Wisconsin 598

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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