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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
24 Degrees Awarded
$25,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Special Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 22,244 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,882 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general special education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general special education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general special education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree teaching students with disabilities students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 2 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Special Education at SLU

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Iowa General Special Education Report

#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree teaching students with disabilities students whose families make $0-$30k list, KU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full KU General Special Education Report

#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full K -State General Special Education Report

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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%.

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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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