2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Administration of Special Education

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In 2019-2020, 156 people earned their degree in administration of special education, making the major the 938th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 administration of special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Administration of Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in administration of special education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent administration of special education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the administration of special education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Administration of Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree administration of special ed students.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Administration of Special Education

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$9,378 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Administration of Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in River Forest, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified doctorate’s administration of special ed students in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Chicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Administration of Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Administration of Special Education at Concordia University, Chicago

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Administration of Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate list. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 4 doctorate’s administration of special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University also made our “Best Administration of Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$14,273 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gwynedd Mercy University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Administration of Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate list. This small school is located in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s administration of special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Gwynedd - Mercy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Administration of Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gwynedd - Mercy are $14,273, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia

#4 in overall quality

$17,052 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Administration of Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate list. Regent University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 1 doctorate’s administration of special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Regent also made our “Best Administration of Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Administration of Special Education at Regent University

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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