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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

9 Ranked Colleges
34 Degrees Awarded
$29,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes 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 Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,962 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 34 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general special education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general 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 general 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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Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UW - Madison General Special Education Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 5 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Special Education at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois 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 great lakes region doctor’s degree teaching students with disabilities students whose families make $48-$75k list, UIC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036.

Full University of Illinois at Chicago General Special Education Report

#4

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338.

Read more about General Special Education at IU Bloomington

#5

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Ball State is a large school located in Muncie, Indiana that handed out 2 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ball State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State are $26,204.

Full Ball State General Special Education Report

#6

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Illinois State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Normal, Illinois, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2019-2020.

Illinois State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State are $11,069, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Special Education at Illinois State

#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Wayne State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Wayne State University is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 1 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Michigan State University is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

Michigan State also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Special Education at Michigan State

#9

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Western Michigan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Western Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 6 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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