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2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Special Education in the Far Western US Region

14 Colleges
941,900 Bachelor's Degrees
$33,908 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Value Special Education School for You

Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Special Education in the Far Western US RegionSpecial Education is the #55 most popular major in the country with 5,415,716 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. Of those degrees, 941,900 went to students in the Far Western US region of the United States.

This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Special Education in the Far Western US Region ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer a bachelor's in special ed. When talking about the 'best value', we do not simply mean those with the lowest price. Instead, we are looking at those special ed schools that offer a high quality educational experience at a price lower than expected.

When calculating average cost, we take tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other related expenses into account. We then subtract the average financial aid award. The is meant to give you an idea of how much money you'll need to pay out-of-pocket through loans, external scholarships, or other methods. Your cost may be different from the average one, depending on your income and other factors.

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2024 Best Value Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the special ed programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your money.

Top 10 Best Value Special Education Schools

1

Western Washington University comes in at #1 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a large student population. WWU not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

It takes about 4.5 years for the average student at WWU to complete their degree, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $29,662. This means that the average student pays around $134,665 to get a bachelor’s degree from WWU. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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2

City University of Seattle comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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3

University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #3 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value special education schools. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.

It takes about 4.8 years for the average student at UNLV to complete their degree, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $30,338. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from UNLV is $146,229. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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National University
San Diego, CA

National University landed the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value special education schools. Located in the large city of San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best value list, National University has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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5

The University of Arizona Global Campus comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. UAGC is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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6

Nevada State College comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the rural area of Henderson, NSC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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7

University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #7 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value special education schools. Located in the large city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public school with a fairly large student population. UH Manoa also made our Best Special Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #8.

It takes about 4.5 years for the average student at UH Manoa to complete their degree, and it costs about $38,348 per year to attend the school. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from UH Manoa is $173,716. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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8

Eastern Washington University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. EWU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.

The average student at EWU graduates in less than 4.7 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $28,387. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the EWU is $132,000. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Portland State University. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.

The average student at Portland State University graduates in less than 4.7 years, and it costs about $33,173 per year to attend the school. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Portland State University is $155,581. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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Chaminade University of Honolulu landed the #10 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value special education schools. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Chaminade University of Honolulu is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

At Chaminade University of Honolulu, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $31,749. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Chaminade University of Honolulu be around $138,108. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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Best Special Education Colleges by State

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

StateDegrees Awarded
California39
Washington148
Oregon11
Nevada43
Hawaii21
Alaska6

Special Education is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

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