2022 Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 the Southwest region, there were 6 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in elementary special education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great elementary special education programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Elementary Special Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$21,956 Average Net Price

$39,500 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Baptist University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Oklahoma Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Elementary Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma Baptist University is $21,956 for Southwest Region Elementary Special Ed students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Elementary Special Education at Oklahoma Baptist University

#2

Abilene Christian University

Abilene, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$25,207 Average Net Price

$47,183 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Abilene Christian University landed the #2 spot on the list. Abilene Christian is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 3 ’s elementary special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Abilene Christian also took the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Abilene Christian University is $25,207 for Southwest Region Elementary Special Ed students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Elementary Special Education at Abilene Christian University

• Best Value 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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