2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 1,422 people earned their degree in elementary special education, making the major the 367th most popular in the United States.

Across Massachusetts, there were 73 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 68 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in elementary special education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent elementary special education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the elementary special education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

#1

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts

$21,698 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Simmons University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k. Simmons is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Simmons did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Elementary Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons are $21,698.

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#2

Merrimack College

North Andover, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$31,296 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Merrimack College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k list. Merrimack is a private not-for-profit institution located in North Andover, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 62 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Merrimack also made our “Best Elementary Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Merrimack College are $31,296.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education (Income $0-$30k)

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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