2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education (Income $30-$48k) in Maine

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Maine, there were 4 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,256 and $26,111 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great elementary special education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the elementary special education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine bachelor’s degree elementary special ed students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education (Income $30-$48k) in Maine

#1

Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Standish, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$23,029 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. Saint Joseph’s Maine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Standish, Maine. It awarded 4 bachelors’s elementary special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Saint Joseph’s Maine, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is $23,029 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Special Ed students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Elementary Special Education at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education (Income $30-$48k)

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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