2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

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Elementary Special Education is the 367th most popular major in the country with 1,422 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 8 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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

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Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$9,936 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Buena Vista University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Storm Lake, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s elementary special ed degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

BVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Elementary Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at BVU are $9,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Elementary Special Education at Buena Vista University

#2

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, Iowa

$19,152 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Upper Iowa University landed the #2 spot on the list. UIU is a small school located in Fayette, Iowa that handed out 2 masters’s elementary special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Elementary Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Upper Iowa University are $19,152.

Full UIU Elementary Special Education Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education (Income $48-$75k)

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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