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2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate 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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 22,244 people earned their degree in general special education, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States.

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” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general special education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general 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 general special education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State University is a public institution located in Normal, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree teaching students with disabilities students list, Illinois State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State University are $11,069, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Illinois State General Special Education Report

#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 that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #2 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 UIC are $27,036.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. 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.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree teaching students with disabilities students list, UW - Madison has also earned the #5 rank 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison General Special Education Report

#4

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Ball State is a public institution located in Muncie, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree teaching students with disabilities students list, Ball State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State are $26,204, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Ball State 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #5 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#6

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Western Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2019-2020.

WMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 4 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also took the #3 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 IU Bloomington are $33,338.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

Michigan State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. East Lansing, Michigan 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.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree teaching students with disabilities students list, Michigan State has also earned the #8 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 Michigan State University are $37,056.

Read more about General Special Education at Michigan State University

#9

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#9 in overall quality

Wayne State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also took the #9 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 Wayne State University are $37,215.

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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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