2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education in Iowa

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Iowa” 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 Iowa, 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 $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality elementary special education programs that also have a lower cost than 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. 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 Master’s in Iowa” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Iowa

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Iowa.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Special Education in Iowa

#1

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$9,936 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Elementary Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Buena Vista University landed the #1 spot on the list. BVU is located in Storm Lake, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s elementary special ed degrees to qualified students.

BVU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at BVU are $9,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Elementary Special Education at Buena Vista University

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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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